simplifications

noun

plural of simplification
1
as in generalizations

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2
as in summaries

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simplifications
  1. generalizations
  2. summaries
  3. abstracts
  4. synopses
  5. abbreviations
  6. inventories
  7. outlines
  8. rundowns
Noun
  • The same can be demonstrated for generalizations of square grids in high dimensions.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of generalizations
Noun
  • Many users express frustration with AI's inaccuracies, misleading information, and the intrusive nature of AI summaries.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Agentic systems require enterprises to understand where personal data is transformed into summaries, classifications, profiles, embeddings or other persistent outputs that may still relate to an individual.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Scroll down past the first five abstracts for the research in question.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials.
    — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 May 2026
Definition of abstracts
Noun
  • See the full list of additions to Rooftop’s summer film series below, with all synopses provided by Rooftop.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
  • See full details, including Denver Film synopses and each show’s openers, below.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of synopses
Noun
  • There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abbreviations
Noun
  • Longer-term supply agreements first, then prepayments and strategic inventories, then financing arrangements or direct investments in producers.
    — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As power demand rose, natural-gas inventories were drawn down.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventories
Noun
  • Haring, whose artwork is characterized by bold outlines and rhythmic figures punctuated by playful wit, has become synonymous with the 1980s New York downtown art scene.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Things turned ugly when the outlines of the Khashoggi offer emerged.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • None of Apple's hands on demos included speed tests, radio evaluations, or battery rundowns.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Art of Loving conquered the rankings for a month, while Messy peaked in second place on both rundowns.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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“Simplifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplifications. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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