compend

noun

Definition of compendnext
as in compendium

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compend
  1. compendium
  2. abridgment
  3. summary
  4. abbreviation
  5. recapitulation
  6. curtailment
  7. shortening
  8. outline
Noun
  • The loss was a compendium of failure, as the Rays struggled in all aspects of play.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Among the books found missing from UCLA's collections were classic compendiums of Chinese cultural heritage.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of compendium
Noun
  • 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
  • Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Definition of abridgment
Noun
  • This summary does an injustice to the originality and the sophistication of Tregenza’s way with narrative form.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That court hearing was preceded by an unusual and disturbing summary of the case filed with the court by Hochman.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • Yet when the latter is replaced by the abbreviation algol (Algorithmic Language), a whole other order of reference comes into view, involving celestial movements and mythic monstrosities.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The recall notice includes brand abbreviations and some product descriptions, including use-by dates, but does not mention specific retailers, restaurants or product names.
    — Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of abbreviation
Noun
  • The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
    — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In this sense, the salt flats and their salty lakes are at once a living record and an ongoing recapitulation of billions of years of planetary history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of recapitulation
Noun
  • Such environmental waivers are not arbitrary decisions but legal mechanisms, ordered by local authorities, to prevent grid instability, for example when loss of wind generation would be exacerbated by curtailment of thermal plants.
    — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • This can reduce the strain on the electric grid and help prevent the need for involuntary power curtailment or power brownouts, Holran notes.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of curtailment
Noun
  • Used as a dinner roll, Scott reworked Savage’s original recipe to include more shortening, eggs, sugar, and water, achieving a richer flavor and a longer shelf life.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Using a combination of butter and shortening helps get you a softer texture but maximum flavor.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortening
Noun
  • Remember, the goal is to create a gentle shadow—not a visible outline—so that the lips appear naturally fuller.
    — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The outline of her wet triangle bikini bled through the bust of her dress.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of outline
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“Compend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compend. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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