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
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The Bannon-Guzzo relationship was first reported in an excerpt of the book in The Atlantic magazine.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Here is the excerpt of a story recounted in Beck’s absorbing backstage memoir.
—Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
What follows is a small fraction of those images and an excerpt from the introduction by Antonio Sergio Bessa.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The Bannon-Guzzo relationship was first reported in an excerpt of the book in The Atlantic magazine.
—Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Here is the excerpt of a story recounted in Beck’s absorbing backstage memoir.
—Dan Beck, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
What follows is a small fraction of those images and an excerpt from the introduction by Antonio Sergio Bessa.
—Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpt
Noun
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Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Is that a genuine quotation, however, or is Lang merely fooling with us?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Monk Fruit Extract Monk fruit extract can be used as a naturally calorie-free sweetener.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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To thank is peony root extract, which visibly improves dullness and uneven tone, and the powder’s color-correcting pigments.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
23 Oct. 2025
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The suppression of Black voters well into the twentieth century was only ended (for the most part) with the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), after a long and dangerous fight that saw multiple incidents of deadly violence against those advocating for equal access to the ballot.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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But employers are still calculating employee withholdings, or how much federal income tax to deduct from an employee's paycheck, using the higher rates despite the law's passage in July.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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At the neckline of Washington’s frock, a white shirt with a coordinated navy and black pinstripe tie featured, with a clip in gold and the red, white and blue vertical stripe motif synonymous with Browne’s eponymous brand.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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His only local court citation, for an expired registration tag, was dismissed in 1998.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fry is not yet aware of any citations issued to hunters in Wyoming who were relying on AI for information.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sharing a snippet of the track on social media, Cyrus shared that she was inspired by her own experience with losing her Malibu home to a devastating fire in 2018 while working on the track.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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Having never advanced past the second round of the playoffs and mired in the NBA’s longest postseason drought (nine seasons), that’s a small snippet of how the Hornets are viewed across the continental United States and beyond.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpt. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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