as in quotation
a part taken from a longer work
he'll read an excerpt from the novel at the book signing
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Recent Examples of excerpt
The transcript of that exchange has not been publicly released, though Wolf referenced excerpts in court Tuesday.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
These are edited excerpts from the conversation, which includes many spoilers.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Read an excerpt from First and Forever below.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The post was an excerpt from a speech the pontiff gave in Cameroon on Thursday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
These are edited excerpts from the conversation, which includes many spoilers.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Read an excerpt from First and Forever below.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The post was an excerpt from a speech the pontiff gave in Cameroon on Thursday.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpt
Noun
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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There followed a war of quotations.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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According to the report, the multi-country Global Monitoring System between April 2024 and March of this year identified about 22,000 ads for 267,000 wildlife products, involving about 8,500 live animals and about 258,000 items of animal meat, parts and extracts.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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In general, capsule, tablets and gummies are best for beginners, while tinctures, extracts and powders make easy drink additives.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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The accepted wisdom in yacht design has been that the fastest ocean passages can only be achieved by multihull craft, such as the current crop of Ultim trimarans, which have three hulls in parallel and have set the big records of the past decade.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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That passage is almost certainly a way to head off negative reviews of the pavilion, as well as a response to the controversy surrounding Allen’s selection, including the pavilion’s commissioner, the American Arts Conservancy, a year-old nonprofit headed by someone with no museum experience.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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For Love in the Time of Cholera, 1989, for instance, Pau uses early Picture-in-Picture (PiP) technology to frame clips from Zuni’s 1988 October/Decameron stage performance, which then float, rotate, and cascade across the screen.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Comedians like Stavros Halkias built large online audiences through clips and podcasts before translating that reach into touring, specials, direct fan community and products.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Starting May 14, drivers who fail to stop for a school bus with its stop arm extended will be issued a $225 citation.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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He was twice awarded the commissioner’s unit citation — for saving the lives of multiple residents during a six-alarm fire in 1998, and for rescuing several people trapped in a bus with severe roof damage in 2013.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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“Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpt. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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