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as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
a one-page brief of the intelligence report
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as in missions
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
the soldiers' brief was to secure the village from enemy attacks
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as in informs
to give information to
the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications
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as in summarizes
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 briefs
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
No court granted him the DNA testing and last month, the Missouri Court of Appeals declined to consider multiple briefs from forensic DNA experts about the case.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
No drawers, no boxers, no briefs, no belt.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The three of them could be consolidated, explained Erin Friday, an attorney and the president of Our Duty-USA, which filed amicus briefs supporting the Littlejohn and Foote appeals.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Calvin Klein Men's Boxer Briefs Finally throw those briefs your husband claims are totally fine — but in reality are barely hanging on by a thread of elastic — in the trash.
—Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Fitzgerald proposed a schedule that includes filing dispositive motions by October 20 and briefs by November 20.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Tastes have changed, and audiences have since exchanged legal briefs for spandex-wearing heroes in superhero adventures (a genre that’s been pretty good to Holland).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Their mere presence is giving as much support as these Skims briefs give my low-hangers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
To do this, Crollman and her husband literally wrote briefs for their family members.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
No court granted him the DNA testing and last month, the Missouri Court of Appeals declined to consider multiple briefs from forensic DNA experts about the case.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
No drawers, no boxers, no briefs, no belt.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The three of them could be consolidated, explained Erin Friday, an attorney and the president of Our Duty-USA, which filed amicus briefs supporting the Littlejohn and Foote appeals.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Calvin Klein Men's Boxer Briefs Finally throw those briefs your husband claims are totally fine — but in reality are barely hanging on by a thread of elastic — in the trash.
—Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Fitzgerald proposed a schedule that includes filing dispositive motions by October 20 and briefs by November 20.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Tastes have changed, and audiences have since exchanged legal briefs for spandex-wearing heroes in superhero adventures (a genre that’s been pretty good to Holland).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Their mere presence is giving as much support as these Skims briefs give my low-hangers.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
No coach in any other sport has the media responsibilities of a major league manager, who briefs the media before and after every game and occasionally has to answer (or deflect) questions that should be answered by the front office.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefs
Noun
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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These insights are processed using AI algorithms and presented in the companion app, which compiles health scores and daily summaries.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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If successful, the partnership could inform the design of next-generation water systems for both defense and humanitarian missions.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The latest installment, which premiered Thursday on Netflix, picks up just moments after the Season 2 cliffhanger when the President dies after Hal (Rufus Sewell) informs him of Vice President Grace Penn’s involvement in the bombing of a British aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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That shift informs the way climbing gyms are put together.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Designers can create different rules — such as random seat assignments or priority access — to better balance efficiency and fairness for participants.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In a time where women are adopting AI tools at a 25% lower rate than men, Pinterest’s Chief People Officer Doniel Sutton advises her female colleagues to lean in.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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There’s also Iman’s colleague, Ghaderi (Reza Akhlaghi), who advises him to sign a detainee’s death sentence without even reviewing the file, which is the way things seem to function in their department.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Federal Register notice published by DHS outlines the procedure for fee collection, exceptions, and the consequences of nonpayment.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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That right is part of the 1923 compact that outlines how the two states share the South Platte's water.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While on his jobs, Colter often has close calls with law enforcement, leading Reenie, a lawyer, to swoop in and save the day.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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After her guest spots in seasons 1 and 2, Pernas, Hartley's real-life wife, will return in season 3 as Billie Matalon, a fellow tracker who occasionally assists Colter with his jobs.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Briefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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