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a general explanation or description of something
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures. This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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Recent Examples of overview
For an overview of the minor updates that have arrived periodically over the past year, check out this blog post or this exhaustive history of updates.
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The map below shows an overview of the legislative actions states have taken recently regarding the seasonal time change.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
The academy provides participants with an overview of the department and a behind-the-scenes look at police operations, according to the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have a state-by-state overview of pharmacist vaccination authority regulations here.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
The map below shows an overview of the legislative actions states have taken recently regarding the seasonal time change.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
The academy provides participants with an overview of the department and a behind-the-scenes look at police operations, according to the release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) have a state-by-state overview of pharmacist vaccination authority regulations here.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
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That's the general summary of the argument insider Robert Murray of FanSided made on Monday, when suggesting that the slugger could ditch Philadelphia for one of his former clubs.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both products can also provide summaries of text conversations in threads and channels.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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For last weekend’s season-opening slate of games, several Texas college football teams sported ribbons of their own, in the form of a special decal on players’ helmets depicting an outline of the state of Texas with a green bow at its center.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Prairie Village’s rules mirror Leawood’s, with similar outlines to age requirements for class 3 e-bikes in particular, yielding and giving audible signals to pedestrians, following manufacturer recommendations and not allowing distracted or reckless operation of the device.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other customer satisfaction surveys, the Airline Quality Rating exclusively uses government data that airlines must report monthly.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Master’s degree holders have long dominated the returnee landscape, accounting for nearly 80% of all returnees last year, according to an annual survey by Zhilian Zhaopin, a leading recruitment platform in China.—
Joyce Jiang,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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