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
Saturday:Recap of Severe Weather Preparedness Week: An overview of themes and tips reviewed throughout the week.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Paperwhite will then give you a visual overview of the page, while subsequent page turns will display close-ups of each individual panel in order.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
There are no glimpses into the presidential bunker, nor an overview of the aliens' progress, just contradictory rumors that things are much worse in Europe.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The visitor center offers an overview of the rock art; the park managers don’t disclose the rock-art locations because the works are prone to erosion, but a web of hiking trails in the park introduces the stone overhangs and river bends that might once have provided refuge.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The Paperwhite will then give you a visual overview of the page, while subsequent page turns will display close-ups of each individual panel in order.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025
There are no glimpses into the presidential bunker, nor an overview of the aliens' progress, just contradictory rumors that things are much worse in Europe.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The visitor center offers an overview of the rock art; the park managers don’t disclose the rock-art locations because the works are prone to erosion, but a web of hiking trails in the park introduces the stone overhangs and river bends that might once have provided refuge.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
Noun
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That includes Call Notes (an automatic summary of your phone call), and support for the Pixel Screenshots app.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Items from China face a minimum tariff of thirty per cent, and that rate will surely go higher if the two sides can’t finalize a trade deal, the outlines of which were seemingly agreed upon in May.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Last night provided at least a skeleton of an outline of what that looks like.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Last year, a Pew Research survey found 76% of Americans have a favorable opinion about the National Park Service—the most popular of 16 agencies, beating the U.S. Post Office (72%), NASA (67%) and the CDC (55%).—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The council — which represents the gold industry — found that 95% of survey respondents foresee an increase in global central banks’ gold reserves in the next 12 months.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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