as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a précis of the bill that the legislature is currently considering
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summary
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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 -
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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“Précis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pr%C3%A9cis. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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