as in summary
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
The chart below provides a comparison overview of regular butter and brown butter.
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Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Below you’ll find a brief overview of our favorites.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
At the workshop, the board also looked at a broad overview of a potential general obligation bond as there is so much involved in the process, SDUHSD Superintendent Anne Staffieri said.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
In a nutshell, the overview effect describes a strong feeling of connection and protection over Earth and everything on it, reported by some astronauts after looking down at the blue marble from space.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Below you’ll find a brief overview of our favorites.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
At the workshop, the board also looked at a broad overview of a potential general obligation bond as there is so much involved in the process, SDUHSD Superintendent Anne Staffieri said.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
In a nutshell, the overview effect describes a strong feeling of connection and protection over Earth and everything on it, reported by some astronauts after looking down at the blue marble from space.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
Noun
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Users will be able to access their Wrapped summary through a pop-up in the Spotify app once it is released.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The nebula's haunting outline t is carved from swirling clouds of gas and dust inside a vast stellar nursery.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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His process involved mapping the sun’s path, calculating angles, sketching outlines, and planning how light would travel across the surface, before burning the image onto a piece of untreated wood.—
TIME PR,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sherrill’s Narrow Lead Holds Across Most Polls Across 10 surveys conducted from late September to mid-October, Sherrill’s lead ranges from one to eight points, underscoring a competitive contest.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the anti-Mamdani vote is divided between Cuomo and Sliwa, who trails the former governor in available surveys.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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