BOWDLERIZATIONS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

bowdlerizations

noun

plural of bowdlerization

as in summaries

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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In healthcare, for example, an admissions department that once required 10 people may need two as AI handles referral summaries, reimbursement assessments and coordination workflows.

— Dave Wessinger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The software could also generate summaries after each exercise.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of summaries

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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
One of football betting’s favourite abbreviations and the concept is refreshingly uncomplicated.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 June 2026

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Of the eight TripAdvisor reviews of the amphitheater near Arcugnano, in Italy’s northern Veneto region, all give fulsome, five-star praise.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The glitch might have impacted its opening weekend earnings, but the film also had some fairly bad reviews working against it.

— Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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Most of the people who sell their plasma tend to be under 35, unemployed, without a college degree, Black and male, according to a 2021 study based on two proprietary national surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
That’s Trump’s approval rating in Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin polling average, amid a string of surveys in recent months showing his approval rating at record lows amid growing fatigue with the Iran war and its impact on the economy.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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