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noun

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as in teaching

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verb

present participle of brief
1
as in informing
to give information to the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications

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2
as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president

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Recent Examples of briefing
Noun
The negotiations were followed by dinner with the Russian leader, according to a Kremlin press briefing. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Ahmed was released from a hospital Thursday, while Michnowski remained hospitalized Thursday afternoon, interim Police Chief Bill Peterson said during a briefing. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
Bessent held up a draft of the Post's story while briefing White House reporters on Thursday. — Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 28 May 2026 Ibrahim Traoré personally briefing detainees before their release and warning them not to speak out. — ABC News, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for briefing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefing
  1. teaching
  2. informing
  3. summarizing
  4. assistance
  5. advising
  6. outlining
  7. recommendation
  8. telling
Noun
  • Nicklaus, the pediatric teaching hospital for FIU’s medical school, also recently took over the former pediatric hospital on Broward Health’s Fort Lauderdale campus as part of a new partnership.
    — Michelle Marchante September 11, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The current attorney general received a part-time teaching job at UF for $100,000 a year, 10 times higher than a typical adjunct instructor receives a year.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The California Department of Social Services sent a letter Tuesday to the nonprofit network overseeing the program, informing it that the program will end in 30 days.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • Prosecutors said in 2023 that a report would come out the following year summarizing their investigation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarizing
Noun
  • More than half the population is estimated to need humanitarian assistance because of surging gang violence amid deepening poverty and hunger.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The organization provides resources, education and other assistance from the idea phase to scaling up phase, Swaney said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistance
Verb
  • Morton joins the footwear firm from after serving as an independent consultant, advising brands including Fortnum & Mason on consumer strategy, transformation and international growth.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The airport has warned that disruption will continue and is advising passengers to check directly with their airline before traveling.
    — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague offered a timeline of the last seven days of deliberations, outlining to Wendlandt when the jury issued deadlock notes and questions, and how those were handled in court.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The report starts by outlining how the league browbeats front offices with memos and other communication about cap circumvention and what qualifies, which is absolutely correct.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlining
Noun
  • Not to mention, the staff is on it, with recommendations and timeliness that makes for a warm yet upscale atmosphere.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Friday's executive order also directs Burgum to prepare legislative recommendations to delist gray wolves and Mexican wolves.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of recommendation
Verb
  • The first online evacuation order came on August 5 for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre, though Israel had already dropped leaflets on the village just a week into the ceasefire, telling ‌residents to leave ahead of strikes.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Antonelli had doubted his chances of such a fightback on Thursday, telling reporters that getting back into the top five was a realistic target.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
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