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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 excerpts
For the tests, researchers fed direct excerpts from actual news articles to the AI models, then asked each model to identify the article's headline, original publisher, publication date, and URL.
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Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The fully staged off-Broadway production features one-off songs, mini-musical revues and excerpts, performed in alternating solos and several ensemble pieces.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Here are excerpts from that interview, edited for clarity and brevity.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Following are edited excerpts from a longer phone conversation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Woven into the mix are excerpts from the curators’ and editors’ letters, narrated by current editor in chief Blake Abbie.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Following are edited excerpts from a much longer conversation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Below are excerpts of Kramer’s remarks on a variety of hot-button topics.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Some in the crowd sobbed as organizers played excerpts from Nasrallah's speeches.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
The fully staged off-Broadway production features one-off songs, mini-musical revues and excerpts, performed in alternating solos and several ensemble pieces.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Here are excerpts from that interview, edited for clarity and brevity.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Following are edited excerpts from a longer phone conversation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Woven into the mix are excerpts from the curators’ and editors’ letters, narrated by current editor in chief Blake Abbie.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
Following are edited excerpts from a much longer conversation.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Below are excerpts of Kramer’s remarks on a variety of hot-button topics.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Some in the crowd sobbed as organizers played excerpts from Nasrallah's speeches.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpts
Noun
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Dates and quotations were unreachable, every fact revised.—
Daisy Hildyard,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
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The notable quotations list, compiled each year by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the Yale Law Library, is a supplement to The New Yale Book of Quotations, which is edited by Shapiro and published by Yale University Press.—
Dave Collins,
Hartford Courant,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Researchers face extreme conditions, from freezing temperatures to navigating narrow passages.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2025
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Cave passages extend hundreds of feet below the pond, and continue to drop to deeper levels, Cave Adventures says.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lengthy documents on their websites take on the various questionable health assertions and myths point by point with citations for studies and research to back them up.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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As part of the settlement agreement, OSHA dismissed nine of the citations and Amazon accepted one, Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel said.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Excerpts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpts. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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