as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
a rundown of the suspect's lengthy police record
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Recent Examples of rundowns
Greatest Hits misses the top 10, but does manage a top 20 beginning, on both the Official Physical Albums and Official Albums Sales rundowns.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
After a couple of rundowns, WVU baserunners safely occupied all three bases.
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Gary Bedore
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Realizing that late-night sketches would no longer be appreciated, Colbert and team winged it — no rundowns, no scripts.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Read on as Entertainment Weekly rundowns of what the Sons of Anarchy stars have been up to since the series ended.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Carter’s process begins with detailed scene-by-scene rundowns cataloging locations, times of day, characters, props, graphics, and special effects.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
Meyers is a longtime critic of the president, frequently providing his viewers with satirical rundowns of the latest White House news and the president's actions, including his posts on Truth Social.
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Dan Gooding
hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
After a couple of rundowns, WVU baserunners safely occupied all three bases.
—
Gary Bedore
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
Realizing that late-night sketches would no longer be appreciated, Colbert and team winged it — no rundowns, no scripts.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Read on as Entertainment Weekly rundowns of what the Sons of Anarchy stars have been up to since the series ended.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Carter’s process begins with detailed scene-by-scene rundowns cataloging locations, times of day, characters, props, graphics, and special effects.
—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
Meyers is a longtime critic of the president, frequently providing his viewers with satirical rundowns of the latest White House news and the president's actions, including his posts on Truth Social.
—
Dan Gooding
hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rundowns
summaries
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Speaking of data, the system can also sync with an Apple Watch to display session summaries that include statistics like duration, shot count and calories burned.
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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“Rundowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rundowns. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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