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
Pamphlets, with Amazon Data Center overviews, including water and energy usage, were also available to those in attendance.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The exhibit, which includes the famous statue, overviews more than two millennia of boxing and art.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 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
Welcome to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s first Roundup Review, our new format that will highlight a broader range of restaurants with short, easily digestible overviews.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Four other investment banks did not mention the budget conflict in their overviews of the authority.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Each chapter provides credits, a synopsis, and — most delightfully for Reynolds enthusiasts — production histories and overviews of the films’ critical and popular responses.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The exhibit, which includes the famous statue, overviews more than two millennia of boxing and art.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 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
Welcome to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s first Roundup Review, our new format that will highlight a broader range of restaurants with short, easily digestible overviews.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Four other investment banks did not mention the budget conflict in their overviews of the authority.
—David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Each chapter provides credits, a synopsis, and — most delightfully for Reynolds enthusiasts — production histories and overviews of the films’ critical and popular responses.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overviews
Noun
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In the report, the auditor general points out multiple concerning examples of mistakes in those summaries that could have a direct and negative impact on a patient’s subsequent care.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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On Thursday evening, the two attended a state banquet in Beijing, and both countries released readouts, or summaries of that private meeting.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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Because of the outlines in the new collective bargaining agreement, Collier will now be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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On the surface, Middle of Nowhere outlines the turmoil before and after an ex’s disappearing act.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Building on earlier surveys administered in 2017 and 2023, a team led by Helena Teede at Monash University in Australia developed a third survey, which was administered to nearly 15,000 stakeholders in 2025.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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These included two symptomatic individuals and some high-risk contacts identified through the epidemiological surveys on board.—
Alice Politi,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overviews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overviews. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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