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
Watters asked Kirk in the excerpt.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Read the exclusive Golden Years excerpt below.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
Interspersed throughout the film are audio excerpts of interviews that director Emily Turner conducted last summer with law enforcement involved with the case and Wuornos’ family and friends.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
An excerpt of our interview is below.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Read the exclusive Golden Years excerpt below.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2025
Interspersed throughout the film are audio excerpts of interviews that director Emily Turner conducted last summer with law enforcement involved with the case and Wuornos’ family and friends.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
An excerpt of our interview is below.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpt
Noun
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Mayer resurfaces throughout Lasky’s Memory—regarding her photographs or poems or a pithy quotation—while Lasky considers the memories of her own life.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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After submitting their pre-loved luxury pieces on a special landing page on the Mytheresa site, customers get a quotation on their items, which are then authenticated by the Vestiaire Collective team before an instant Mytheresa store credit is issued to sellers in return.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Using a mixer on low, blend together room temp cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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This product, which includes soothing chamomile extract and azulene for anti-inflammatory properties, delivers on that promise.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The passage of Proposition 50 means each will see their current House districts redrawn to various degrees, adding in blue precincts and chopping off reliably GOP-voting precincts.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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The officials allegedly collected bribes to allow passage of drugs through Venezuela.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The lighthearted clip quickly resonated with viewers, racking up over 4 million views on Instagram.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instagram page @NYDrillOfficial posted a clip from the channel News 12 showing New Yorkers lamenting the SNAP shutdown.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Reckless driving offenses can result in a citation in municipal court or a criminal charge in county circuit court.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were 19 citations issued this year across hotels, residential buildings and restaurants.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Listen to snippets of the songs.—
NPR,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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The two other successful movies of the summer of 1976 were That’s Entertainment, Part 2, a movie composed of snippets from lots of old movies, and All the President’s Men.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Excerpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpt. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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