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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Recent Examples of synopsis
Sweeney stars as a waitress who teams up with a military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser) to gain possession of a Native American artifact, per the studio's synopsis.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
There's no official synopsis as of yet for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but the ending of No Way Home — and the upcoming film's title — speak to an era of newness for the character.
—EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The season two synopsis for The Buccaneers reads: In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s...setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
His decision proves vital for the course of the war in Norway, states the official synopsis.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 July 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
There's no official synopsis as of yet for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but the ending of No Way Home — and the upcoming film's title — speak to an era of newness for the character.
—EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The season two synopsis for The Buccaneers reads: In the first season of The Buccaneers, a group of fun-loving young American girls exploded into the tightly corseted London of the 1870s...setting hearts racing and kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
His decision proves vital for the course of the war in Norway, states the official synopsis.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synopsis
summary
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These models generate text, code, images and summaries.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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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,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Synopsis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synopsis. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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