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bowdlerization

noun

Definition of bowdlerizationnext
as in summary
a shortened version of a written work this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology

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  1. summary
  2. abridgment
  3. abbreviation
  4. condensation
  5. review
  6. digest
Noun
  • Plot summary Severance’s protagonist, Mark Scout (Adam Scott), is a former history professor who opted for the severance procedure to escape his intense grief after the sudden death of his wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman).
    — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The records acquired by the Sentinel and Sun Sentinel expand and detail the broad findings in an executive summary of the report, which was first obtained by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times in 2025.
    — Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • All of which is beating around the bush on the way to say that the set was pretty unassailable for an abridgement of what is about to come on tour.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The court found that the current cap violated the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of freedom of speech.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of abridgment
Noun
  • There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abbreviation
Noun
  • The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • When the lid is locked, condensation builds up and drips back into the dish, which can thin sauces and dilute seasoning.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of condensation
Noun
  • Toshpulodzoda is a snapshot of a situation that keeps repeating itself under Descano, a Washington Examiner review of cases found.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Supreme Court has long understood the cost of insulating jury deliberations from review.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of review
Noun
  • Here’s a quick digest of the top stories making headlines across the 305.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • How Somatic Sleep Protocols Work Somatic sleep protocols are body-first routines built to move the nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into rest-and-digest before bed.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of digest
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“Bowdlerization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerization. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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