as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
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Recent Examples of boiled down
That creates a fissure among the survivors, an escalating conflict through which the behaviors of young men, both for better and worse (mostly worse), are boiled down to their terrifying essence.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Iran’s ability to choke off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has proved one of its biggest strategic advantages in a war that has often boiled down to which side can take more pain.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This case is one of two federal legal challenges against the facility where arguments have boiled down to the exchange of cash between the DeSantis administration and federal immigration officials.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The main charges essentially boiled down to whether or not Live Nation and Ticketmaster had monopoly power over various facets of the industry, like the primary ticketing market for major concert venues, or the large amphitheater market.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas’ reading list could have national implications, to the speakers the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation’s history and morals — or unconstitutional.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas' reading list could have national implications, to the speakers, the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation's history and morals - or unconstitutional.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas' reading list could have national implications, to the speakers the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation's history and morals — or unconstitutional.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The protocol boiled down to the fact that the House of Grimaldi rules Monaco as a principality, not a monarchy, according to fan blog Royal Style Watch.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Iran’s ability to choke off traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has proved one of its biggest strategic advantages in a war that has often boiled down to which side can take more pain.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
This case is one of two federal legal challenges against the facility where arguments have boiled down to the exchange of cash between the DeSantis administration and federal immigration officials.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The main charges essentially boiled down to whether or not Live Nation and Ticketmaster had monopoly power over various facets of the industry, like the primary ticketing market for major concert venues, or the large amphitheater market.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas’ reading list could have national implications, to the speakers the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation’s history and morals — or unconstitutional.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas' reading list could have national implications, to the speakers, the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation's history and morals - or unconstitutional.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But while the debate over Texas' reading list could have national implications, to the speakers the issue boiled down to whether the passages are essential to understanding the nation's history and morals — or unconstitutional.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The protocol boiled down to the fact that the House of Grimaldi rules Monaco as a principality, not a monarchy, according to fan blog Royal Style Watch.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled down
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What The Mole’s Hunting Apparatus Teaches Us As Catania summarized in a 2011 review in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the star-nosed mole has become one of neuroscience’s most instructive model systems precisely because its specialization is so extreme.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Researchers used the Amazon reviews of a handful of electronic products, which were then summarized by several large language models (LLMs), including those based on Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Chief executive officer of Kering Luca de Meo outlined a plan for the Italian luxury label’s next chapter during the group’s Capital Markets Day in Florence.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The Times outlined that their rental agreement covers the main house plus two cottages on the grounds, which are used by staff.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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