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
The data would also be searchable by borough, district and school, and presented with data visualizations, summaries and supporting information.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Some examples include calculating protein macros for a recipe, generating side-by-side comparison tables from multiple tabs, and creating summaries of long documents or websites.
—ArsTechnica, 14 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.
—Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That could include detailed medical records, such as a doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Google argues that the test doesn't reflect what people actually search for on Google and that summaries may differ for each search query.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
The website operates without flashy graphics, partisan commentary, eyeball-grabbing videos, or the snark characteristic of partisan political media, instead presenting headlines and summaries in plain, unadorned fashion.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Some examples include calculating protein macros for a recipe, generating side-by-side comparison tables from multiple tabs, and creating summaries of long documents or websites.
—ArsTechnica, 14 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.
—Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
That could include detailed medical records, such as a doctor’s notes or after-visit summaries.
—CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Google argues that the test doesn't reflect what people actually search for on Google and that summaries may differ for each search query.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
The website operates without flashy graphics, partisan commentary, eyeball-grabbing videos, or the snark characteristic of partisan political media, instead presenting headlines and summaries in plain, unadorned fashion.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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Gulf sovereign wealth funds maintained their pace of investments in the first quarter, despite nearly a third of the period taking place during the war, according to data by consultancy Global SWF first seen by Semafor, but the outlines of their strategy going forward is far murkier.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Story details for the second season are being kept quiet, though it’s expected the show will follow the broad outlines of season one, where Glover and Erskine’s characters were hired by a mysterious spy agency to take on new identities and carry out missions around the world.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tanks, leggings, briefs and more.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lawyers for the city and state are expected to file their closing briefs to the court before June 1.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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Weapon stockpiles across the region are reportedly under strain as some Gulf states have used a significant portion of their interceptor inventories.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to the company, the layouts within the fulfillment center are optimized for high-SKU density, and are designed to enable rapid picking across deep garment inventories and high-volume footwear assortments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The long list of individuals contributing large sums is yet another indicator of strength for a potential Giannoulias campaign that shows some of Chicago’s wealthiest business leaders are at his back.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The documents describe an elaborate hoax in which the defendants allegedly created fake companies and fraudulent email accounts and driver’s licenses to help fool lenders into loaning them huge sums of money.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 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
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“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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