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a part taken from a longer work
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Recent Examples of excerpts
Here are edited excerpts from the conversation.
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Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, the judge unsealed thousands of pages of documents obtained during discovery, including excerpts from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman’s 2017 personal notes.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Lively’s documents — unsealed on Tuesday morning — include deposition excerpts and text messages from herself and her co-stars, Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer, among others.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Last week’ proceedings in State Supreme Court Judge Alexander Tisch’s courtroom saw Powell’s final witness, a deceased former player whose video deposition excerpts were played for the jury, and three witnesses called by Riverside.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
To kick off the year, which is due to be a truly colossal one on the reading front, members of the Lit Hub staff are here to bring you some choice excerpts from our 300+ title Most Anticipated list!
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
While the debate over the ongoing practice of assigning excerpts over full books in schools continues, evidence does suggest that sustained reading in social settings can promote lifelong enjoyment in reading.
—Jt Torres, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
More excerpts from his deposition will be shown to jurors on Thursday.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, the judge unsealed thousands of pages of documents obtained during discovery, including excerpts from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman’s 2017 personal notes.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Lively’s documents — unsealed on Tuesday morning — include deposition excerpts and text messages from herself and her co-stars, Jenny Slate and Isabela Ferrer, among others.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Last week’ proceedings in State Supreme Court Judge Alexander Tisch’s courtroom saw Powell’s final witness, a deceased former player whose video deposition excerpts were played for the jury, and three witnesses called by Riverside.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
To kick off the year, which is due to be a truly colossal one on the reading front, members of the Lit Hub staff are here to bring you some choice excerpts from our 300+ title Most Anticipated list!
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
While the debate over the ongoing practice of assigning excerpts over full books in schools continues, evidence does suggest that sustained reading in social settings can promote lifelong enjoyment in reading.
—Jt Torres, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
More excerpts from his deposition will be shown to jurors on Thursday.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpts
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One of the most brutal aspects of this book is reading quotations of the hate mail that families of the teens received.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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And details from the records, including quotations, began to trickle out last month in court filings in the Oakland case.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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However, some monk fruit extracts may contain additives with carbohydrates, which could have an impact on your blood sugar.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
4 Feb. 2026
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Hyaluronic acid, peptides, and botanical extracts provide pore-minimizing, firming, and line-smoothing properties.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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Texas education leaders are considering a major change that would require public school students to study passages from the Bible as part of their English Language Arts curriculum.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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The water reportedly caused an allegoric reaction and severe burns to the detainee’s throat and nasal passages.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even now, the clips and sound bites pack a punch.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, James Brown received hundreds of pages of sheriff’s department reports and video clips capturing his son’s final days, materials that were also provided to The Desert Sun.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Richardson was issued citations for dangerous, excessive speeding, failure to dim her lights, following too close and failure to move over.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Through that equipment, Mulligan said, Wildcoast determined that the South La Jolla State Marine Reserve is one of California’s most poached MPAs based on citations written, let alone incidents of people fishing illegally without getting caught.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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