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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
The exhibition offers a broad overview of the history of Italian fashion and its relationships with international fashion, both before and immediately after World War II.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The player includes a list of sources from which the overview is built, as well as the option to speed up or slow down playback.
—ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Council members received an overview of the state of the local cable TV channel at their June 2 meeting with staff suggesting it should at least be temporarily discontinued.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Just Kids opens with an interview with the historian Susan Stryker, one of a handful of talking heads featured in the doc, who offers an overview of the issues facing transgender people in the United States.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The player includes a list of sources from which the overview is built, as well as the option to speed up or slow down playback.
—ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Council members received an overview of the state of the local cable TV channel at their June 2 meeting with staff suggesting it should at least be temporarily discontinued.
—Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Just Kids opens with an interview with the historian Susan Stryker, one of a handful of talking heads featured in the doc, who offers an overview of the issues facing transgender people in the United States.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
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Here are some of the other key points included in the CBA extension, based on a summary of the memorandum of understanding obtained by The Athletic.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Being confirmed required the ability to read and interpret the Bible and Martin Luther’s Catechism, a summary of the Lutheran Church’s beliefs.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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The president did not detail specific asks or outline how negotiations could proceed following the U.S. strikes.—
Jesse Byrnes,
The Hill,
22 June 2025
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The Athletic reported in March that Silver would pitch the NBA Board of Governors with the outline of a plan to launch a new pro basketball league in Europe within the next couple of years.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Students have ranked the undergraduate program highly, with the school receiving top marks in the country’s national student survey for the second year in a row, including in quality of teaching and learning opportunities.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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June 17-17: Trump’s net approval rating improved two points in the latest Pew Research survey taken June 2-8, compared to the group’s last poll in April, with the latest survey showing 41% approve and 58% disapprove (the survey of 5,044 U.S. adults has a 1.6-point margin of error).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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