as in summarizes
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
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Recent Examples of boils down
Most of the time, experts say, vaguebooking boils down to a pitiful plea for attention on the part of the poster.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
What this all boils down to is that upgrading the old silos would have been more of a pain than building new ones, so Northrop Grumman and Bechtel were contracted to come up with a prototype replacement, for which the Air Force broke ground on March 27, 2026 in Promontory, Utah.
—David Szondy
april 05, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
The trend, in part, boils down to supply and demand.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The reason why boils down to how the fish are typically hooked on a Texas rig.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
In physics, that typically boils down to which explanation has the fewest number of free parameters in it.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Much of the time, that difference boils down to whether or not the musician is a good hang.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Much of the bilateral maneuvering boils down to timing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The answer boils down to how the spinning dead star dragged space and time in its wake.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
What this all boils down to is that upgrading the old silos would have been more of a pain than building new ones, so Northrop Grumman and Bechtel were contracted to come up with a prototype replacement, for which the Air Force broke ground on March 27, 2026 in Promontory, Utah.
—David Szondy
april 05, New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2026
The trend, in part, boils down to supply and demand.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The reason why boils down to how the fish are typically hooked on a Texas rig.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
In physics, that typically boils down to which explanation has the fewest number of free parameters in it.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
Much of the time, that difference boils down to whether or not the musician is a good hang.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
Much of the bilateral maneuvering boils down to timing.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The answer boils down to how the spinning dead star dragged space and time in its wake.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boils down
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One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Valley of Shadows summarizes the numerous tips received by the department’s missing persons unit.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The report outlines that a firefighter on the outside saw Pitts through a window with metal bars.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The 25th Amendment outlines how presidential power transfers in cases of death, resignation, removal or inability to serve.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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