SUMMARIES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

summaries

noun

plural of summary

as in outlines

a short statement of the main points many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book

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Recent Examples of summaries Reasoning paths and summaries are techniques some AI developers have used in distillation attacks, in which a model maker trains their technology on another model's outputs. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Amtrak has published online summaries of the environmental studies. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 In some cases, news organizations found that chatbots would generate long excerpts of articles when users requested summaries of articles. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 In financial institutions, this is extended, as AI copilots help analysts draft first-pass regulatory summaries, run stress-testing simulations, analyze trade anomalies and produce documentation for complex risk models. — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Hopefully, the summaries below continue to provide you with a weekly snapshot of each club’s performances across the 2026-27 Premier League. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Because many users are content with – or actively prefer – vague, simplified summaries, developers have optimized AI models to cater to that baseline. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The memo provides a summary of the agreement between Google and Entergy, as well as summaries of testimony provided by Entergy officials in support of the contract. — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Goh begins each coffin by tracing the outlines on the wood with a pencil before cutting and shaping it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
In New York City, light-up drones recreated the outlines of the twin towers that used to be a fixture in the skyline before they were demolished in the attacks.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of outlines

Noun

Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (C) briefs reporters after a US news media helicopter covering a deadly bus crash, came down in Chatsworth, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2026.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of briefs

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Supply shocks in energy inventories are escalating inflation worries just as the Federal Reserve is trying to restore price stability.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
That becomes increasingly important as Washington seeks to replenish and expand inventories of advanced weapons.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

The companies building these centers are spending unimaginable sums.

— Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
There’s also the small circle of companies such as my own that prolifically commit mid-to-high eight-figure sums to fund film and television productions.

— Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

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