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
Gemini outputs can include summaries and snippets of email or files, and that data can then become fodder for AI training.
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Core features include writing tools for blog posts, summaries, and social content, along with keyword research and editing capabilities.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 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
That could include detailed medical records, such as a doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Core features include writing tools for blog posts, summaries, and social content, along with keyword research and editing capabilities.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 28 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
That could include detailed medical records, such as a doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
Noun
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Plus, the minimalist heart outlines are dainty looking and would be a perfect choice for your wife or mom to wear every day.—
Olivia Dubyak,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The just unsealed autopsy outlines what LAPD cops, medical examiners and others saw when the trunk was opened.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 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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For the cases that the court agrees to consider, the parties to that case file briefs – written legal arguments – with the Supreme Court.—
Wayne Unger,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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The co-host and her husband Mark Consuelos had Nikki Glaser on their daytime show on Wednesday, April 22, and seconds into the interview, Ripa kindly pointed out that the comedian's briefs were showing on-air, as seen in a clip shared by Decider.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Strategic petroleum reserves have also been released and commercial inventories drawn down, the CEO said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Greater imports would build more robust inventories, which could be drawn down in a crisis to limit price spikes.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Tax-exempt hospitals in Minnesota that have raked in large sums of revenue from a government safety net program spent tens of millions of dollars overseas over the past fiscal year, raising alarm among watchdogs monitoring the flow of cash in the nonprofit healthcare sector.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many of the technologies being used in the Enhanced Games are advents of extremely wealthy people spending enormous sums in strange clinics on therapies for themselves.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
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
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Scroll down for the full lineup and synopses.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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