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 a statement on social media, the Department of Justice said the interview summaries -- known as FBI 302 reports -- were initially withheld from the January release of millions of pages of DOJ documents related to Jeffrey Epstein because they were believed to be duplicative of other documents.
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James Hill, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The brief one- to two-paragraph summaries, which mostly contain descriptions of what different animals and plants look like, don’t meet the standards of the Endangered Species Act, Bennett said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Apple Intelligence brings helpful features like Visual Intelligence (similar to Google’s Circle to Search), notification summaries, and two-way translation on phone and FaceTime calls.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
But much of the material from those FBI investigations was redacted, including interview summaries with associates, survivors and other key witnesses, subpoenaed phone and social media records and bank records.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Despite those safeguards, Copilot still generated summaries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The existence of the summaries, known informally as 302 reports, was noted in a Justice Department index included in the document release in response to a law passed by Congress known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to Sollenberger, NPR and other media reports.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Along with tracking data, the CDC provides detailed summaries on its website for diagnosing measles.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Those servers power Apple Intelligence, the company’s artificial intelligence system that supports features such as Siri, ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, notification summaries and photo editing tools.
—Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
James Hill, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The brief one- to two-paragraph summaries, which mostly contain descriptions of what different animals and plants look like, don’t meet the standards of the Endangered Species Act, Bennett said.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Apple Intelligence brings helpful features like Visual Intelligence (similar to Google’s Circle to Search), notification summaries, and two-way translation on phone and FaceTime calls.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
But much of the material from those FBI investigations was redacted, including interview summaries with associates, survivors and other key witnesses, subpoenaed phone and social media records and bank records.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Despite those safeguards, Copilot still generated summaries.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The existence of the summaries, known informally as 302 reports, was noted in a Justice Department index included in the document release in response to a law passed by Congress known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, according to Sollenberger, NPR and other media reports.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Along with tracking data, the CDC provides detailed summaries on its website for diagnosing measles.
—Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Those servers power Apple Intelligence, the company’s artificial intelligence system that supports features such as Siri, ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, notification summaries and photo editing tools.
—Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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Now, the outlines of the widening investigation have come into view, forcing the city’s top executive to launch his own internal inquiry.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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The opening scene involves a young couple visiting the suburban house from the first movie, which has now been turned into a kind of tourist attraction, complete with crime-scene outlines of where all the original teens were killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Friedmann, a member of Mensa who taught himself civil case law, could write like a lawyer, too, in briefs and legal articles.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The briefs in the case present diametrically different versions of the facts.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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The warnings come as technology companies looking to cash in on the AI boom through aggressive investments in AI infrastructure are straining memory chip inventories, leaving manufacturers in other memory-intensive sectors, like smartphone and PC producers, scrambling to secure chip supplies.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Key reports on building inventories and retail sales will be released along with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.—
Kyle Arnold,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Massive billionaire funding in the race from artificial intelligence interests operated largely outside public awareness, with super PACs spending enormous sums while deliberately avoiding transparency about their true policy priorities, particularly regarding AI regulation[1].—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Middle East has become a playground for American financiers, who are salivating at the chance of tapping huge sums of money and shaping the region’s financial markets in their own image.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Scroll down for the full lineup and synopses.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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In September 2025 Keep reading for the best new and returning TV shows arriving on streaming platforms in September 2025, including their premiere dates, synopses and where to watch them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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