excerpts

plural of excerpt
as in quotations
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 Ceferin's comments were in excerpts from the podcast that were published Sunday in the British media. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The text consists of excerpts of a letter written by Pope Alexander II after William’s victory, and is currently housed in a Vatican collection. Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 Police in both jurisdictions denied records requests from ProPublica and The Post by citing an exemption under state privacy statutes, but the news organizations obtained excerpts from the police report in McAllen. Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 20 Aug. 2026 Let’s dive into some excerpts from his book, which is available for preorder. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Interview excerpts, including those shared on People magazine’s social media, have Martha discussing her shopping habits, including her hunt for the perfect oxtails. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 But a detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly began to build a case around it, and in 2023 excerpts from it convinced a grand jury to indict Davis on one count of murder, which Davis denies. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026 Here are some excerpts, lightly edited for clarity and brevity. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 During deliberation, jurors received a read-back of excerpts of testimony of a police officer on Hampton’s performance on field sobriety tests after the crash on Interstate 20, near Texas 360, in December 2021, and on a preliminary breath test. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excerpts
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  • Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds.
    Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The daily quotations from Urner Barry, a market reporting company, serve as a benchmark for the egg industry, shaping what retailers pay for eggs nationwide, according to the suit.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 June 2026
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  • Afterward, a Lomi Lomi massage utilizing different oils—including my choice, which comes infused with local Black Forest herbs and pine- and fir-tree extracts—nearly puts me to sleep.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hyaluronic acid piles on even more hydration, while ceramides support the moisture barrier and soothing extracts like cica keep skin feeling comfortable—all adding up to that bouncy, glass-skin finish.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Because the watermark is embedded in the word choice itself, detection is more reliable with larger samples of text, whereas shorter passages and grammar and copy editing are unlikely to carry the watermark.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Khn went back and forth between guitar to bass parts, using his foot pedals to record and play live loop segments from each half of his axe, creating wonderfully rhythmic passages and walls of sounds.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The music — a medley of the Netflix series’ score and soundtrack — will drive the storyline and energy of scenes, while also melding with the pattern of dialog in the clips, creating a natural flow to the show.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • All in all, the stunt perfectly captures the current state of the attention economy, in which common sense is commonly traded for viral clips.
    Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The new legislation followed a Hearst investigation that found that 10 school systems in the state were employing armed security guards who falsified traffic citations, failed to report deadly pursuits or engaged in racial misconduct.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dispute over rescue In two of the citations, Cal-OSHA accused the company of endangering an employee by allowing one of them to go into the backcountry during the rescue operation against a recommendation of local law enforcement.
    Tribune News Service, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Excerpts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excerpts. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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