as in summary
a short statement of the main points
I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie
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Her loves, her battles, and her relentless pursuit of recognition unfold against the birth of modern cinema, the show’s synopsis reads.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Reading the synopsis in 2025, Jack Finney’s Time and Again sounds great.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the synopsis, their odyssey takes them from the quiet Masai villages of Kenya to the dangerous, simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
According to a synopsis of the release, artists like Lil Wayne and Ludacris played a pivotal role in his journey.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Reading the synopsis in 2025, Jack Finney’s Time and Again sounds great.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
According to the synopsis, their odyssey takes them from the quiet Masai villages of Kenya to the dangerous, simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
According to a synopsis of the release, artists like Lil Wayne and Ludacris played a pivotal role in his journey.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synopsis
summary
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For example, Scale has helped organizations develop AI systems to process insurance claims and to give doctors a summary of patients’ medical histories ahead of visits.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Synopsis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synopsis. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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