as in summaries
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 overviews
But after Google’s summaries falsely tied two publishing companies to scams, the German court said the AI overviews were the firm’s own content, The Decoder reported.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Though engines like DuckDuckGo and Ecosia offer AI overviews, both allow users to turn them off in the engine's settings.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users, regulators said Wednesday.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Richardson said with the rise of generative AI overviews, many customer searches now conclude before a user even clicks through to the JD Sports site.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Tie Trust Initiatives To Companywide Business Objectives Communicate that buyers are betting on trust in an AI era where features can all look and sound the same, and LLM searches and AI overviews prioritize this.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Pamphlets, with Amazon Data Center overviews, including water and energy usage, were also available to those in attendance.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Also nearby is the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, another excellent space with a rolling programme where recent exhibitions have included overviews of 1960s Japan and legendary photojournalist Robert Capa.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
Though engines like DuckDuckGo and Ecosia offer AI overviews, both allow users to turn them off in the engine's settings.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Google must allow news sites to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed AI overviews and other artificial intelligence services and features for British users, regulators said Wednesday.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Richardson said with the rise of generative AI overviews, many customer searches now conclude before a user even clicks through to the JD Sports site.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Tie Trust Initiatives To Companywide Business Objectives Communicate that buyers are betting on trust in an AI era where features can all look and sound the same, and LLM searches and AI overviews prioritize this.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Pamphlets, with Amazon Data Center overviews, including water and energy usage, were also available to those in attendance.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Also nearby is the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum, another excellent space with a rolling programme where recent exhibitions have included overviews of 1960s Japan and legendary photojournalist Robert Capa.
—Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overviews
Noun
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Small businesses can reduce operational drag by using AI for meeting summaries, email drafting, scheduling coordination, invoice processing, CRM updates and document organization.—
Scott Byrne,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The set incorporates the best of cat-eyes, 3D gold outlines, and strawberry milk nails.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Studio executives are reportedly considering developing a script out of one of the two outlines with which they’ve been presented.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Across many surveys, trust in the nonprofit sector has remained higher than most others.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Although storm surveys are ongoing, the National Weather Service says its survey teams found evidence of two tornado touchdowns in Columbiana County, Ohio, near the border of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Overviews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overviews. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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