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
In recent years, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has been reviewing these historic documents and has released public summaries and reviews to the public.
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Luis Martinez, ABC News, 8 May 2026
New summaries are added regularly, and the lifetime subscription unlocks the full library without ongoing fees.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
CivicLoon pulls in bill text, news coverage and committee schedules from the Minnesota Legislature and presents them to users in plain-language summaries.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the recent incident involved the youngest shooter and victim on record, per the Department of Natural Resources’ hunting-incident summaries since 2007.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The data would also be searchable by borough, district and school, and presented with data visualizations, summaries and supporting information.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
But his writing only survives in brief quotes or summaries.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
California state employees, meanwhile, are piloting Poppy, a generative AI tool that can produce executive summaries, retrieve data for reports and audits and automate technical processes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Luis Martinez, ABC News, 8 May 2026
New summaries are added regularly, and the lifetime subscription unlocks the full library without ongoing fees.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
CivicLoon pulls in bill text, news coverage and committee schedules from the Minnesota Legislature and presents them to users in plain-language summaries.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the recent incident involved the youngest shooter and victim on record, per the Department of Natural Resources’ hunting-incident summaries since 2007.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
The data would also be searchable by borough, district and school, and presented with data visualizations, summaries and supporting information.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
But his writing only survives in brief quotes or summaries.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
California state employees, meanwhile, are piloting Poppy, a generative AI tool that can produce executive summaries, retrieve data for reports and audits and automate technical processes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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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
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Momentum is firm and trending higher even as the price digests.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cariello, who works for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, was part of the outside legal team that defended Cox in its Supreme Court briefs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Singer Tate McRae, for one, chose a sheer Ludovic de Saint Sernin golden minidress that deliberately exposed the bra and briefs underneath.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
10 May 2026
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The percentage of income consumers are spending on their vehicles has remained relatively flat compared with 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic led to inflated pricing as demand surged but inventories stayed low.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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While America’s oil drillers have started to turn the taps on, executives have warned that inventories are likely to keep falling in the short-term.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Turner then turned his attention to philanthropy, giving away huge amounts of his wealth to support global causes, including $1 billion to the United Nations Foundation and other sums to support the environment and nuclear non-proliferation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Lawmakers say these companies use predatory collection practices to charge veterans large sums for help claiming benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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See full details, including Denver Film synopses and each show’s openers, below.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Read on for the full 2026 lineup, with all synopses and competition details provided by the festival.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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