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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting
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as in review
a shortened version of a written work
on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages
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Recent Examples of digest
Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Starting next week, the quiz and weekly news digest will be no longer, as the quotes team test drives a new format.
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Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
However, a simple example of long-term positive compound returns provides an easier-to-digest answer.
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Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Noun
This is because the fermentation process involved in making sourdough bread pre-digests, or breaks down, some of the wheat components—including gluten.
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Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Starting next week, the quiz and weekly news digest will be no longer, as the quotes team test drives a new format.
—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Verb
In recent days, young Knicks fans have been made to digest from their dreary Boomer elders heavy doses of old-timey hoops lore, but mainly about the 1970 title series, featuring Willis Reed’s limping, yet noble appearance in Game Seven, his injured leg shot up with painkillers.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
However, a simple example of long-term positive compound returns provides an easier-to-digest answer.
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Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digest
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Its summary, from the title throughout, is shameless propaganda.
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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But after review, the call was rescinded and Freeman's goal was ruled good.
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Yet more than half of its counties are classified as maternity care deserts — areas with no hospital or birth center offering obstetric services and no obstetric clinicians, as defined by the March of Dimes.
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Despite affecting nearly 100,000 Americans, SCD is classified as an orphan disease, defined as a condition that strikes fewer than 200,000 people.
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Could the model summarize a contract, answer a customer, support an analyst or a clinician?
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.
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Outdoor recreation has become one of the state's strongest engines of growth, now ranking as Arkansas' second-largest industry behind agriculture.
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This means that compared to other breads, sourdough is low on the glycemic index, a classification system that ranks carbohydrate-rich foods on a scale of 0-100 according to their impact on blood sugar levels.
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The June Bootids tend to be very slow meteors, which helps astronomers distinguish them from other meteors that may appear to originate from a radiant in the same region.
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But in the 1980s, when the species turned up in North Africa, a region that had its own distinct screwworm, scientists needed a way to distinguish between the two, said Cammack, an assistant professor and the state extension specialist at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
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Elishi said in April 2023 that the Islanders have to make their own beds every morning, though that job was often relegated to the boys.
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The Kennedy Center’s calendar for July and beyond is sparse, with events largely relegated to the weekends.
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The third and final wave of Social Security payments for June is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.
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The lawsuit notes that LeVota’s credit plan relies directly on pulling money back that had already been distributed to school districts — the same criticism identified by the dozen school districts behind the open letter.
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“Digest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digest. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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