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
Here’s an overview of Walmart’s openings for 2025, as well as the retail giant's upcoming new store that's slated to open before the year closes.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s life story The opening statement from Rocha’s public defender, Stephen Reynolds, gave an overview of Rocha’s life story, with family members set to testify on his behalf.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Upon her arrival, the Princess of Wales — dressed in a gray suit and heels — received an overview of RAF Coningsby's work on recent operations, including activity in Poland to support NATO.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Here’s a brief overview of what to know and what to expect on screen, plus championship odds and MVP probabilities.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s life story The opening statement from Rocha’s public defender, Stephen Reynolds, gave an overview of Rocha’s life story, with family members set to testify on his behalf.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Upon her arrival, the Princess of Wales — dressed in a gray suit and heels — received an overview of RAF Coningsby's work on recent operations, including activity in Poland to support NATO.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Here’s a brief overview of what to know and what to expect on screen, plus championship odds and MVP probabilities.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
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As well as showing Ryland Grace pre- (no beard) and post- (lots of beard) spaceflight, this first teaser provides a thorough summary of the movie's premise for anyone yet to read Weir's novel.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 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,
6 Oct. 2025
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After prepping your lips for the product (see above), experts recommend tracing the outline of your lips with a lip liner.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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Generally, if an area within a national park normally closes down outside of regular business hours when a shutdown is not in effect, that area will stay closed for the duration of the shutdown, the DOI plan outlines.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a survey from brokerage firm Evercore ISI conducted last year, ChatGPT respondents saying ChatGPT was their top search provider increased to 5% from 1% four months prior.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Though detailed polling on the electoral impact of the deal is pending, previous surveys repeatedly suggest 60 to 70% of Israelis support it.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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