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 class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.
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Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
The White House released the 92-page budget request on Friday, accompanied by several summaries of the administration's key priorities across the executive branch.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Here are summaries of what has taken place in the capital region so far this year.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, those in the Early Access Program (EAP) can soon ask the glasses for WhatsApp summaries.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Once captured, recordings are automatically transcribed, along with speakers labeled, summaries created, and action items generated in the cloud.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
Meta is also rolling out WhatsApp summaries and recall features powered by its AI system, allowing users to revisit key information more easily.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Translation tools, meeting summaries and captions have the ability to smooth over gaps in fluency and assist non-native speakers in writing emails, translating, and functioning more confidently in English-first settings.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Tomkins began his career editing news summaries for Radio Free Europe’s foreign bureaus before joining Newsweek in 1957 as a foreign news editor.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Mar. 2026
Jennifer Elias,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
The White House released the 92-page budget request on Friday, accompanied by several summaries of the administration's key priorities across the executive branch.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Here are summaries of what has taken place in the capital region so far this year.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, those in the Early Access Program (EAP) can soon ask the glasses for WhatsApp summaries.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Once captured, recordings are automatically transcribed, along with speakers labeled, summaries created, and action items generated in the cloud.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
Meta is also rolling out WhatsApp summaries and recall features powered by its AI system, allowing users to revisit key information more easily.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Translation tools, meeting summaries and captions have the ability to smooth over gaps in fluency and assist non-native speakers in writing emails, translating, and functioning more confidently in English-first settings.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Tomkins began his career editing news summaries for Radio Free Europe’s foreign bureaus before joining Newsweek in 1957 as a foreign news editor.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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The system, called HEAPGrasp, reconstructs object shapes using only visual outlines captured through an RGB camera, enabling robots to reliably identify and grasp objects regardless of their optical properties.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The legislative text closely follows the outlines of the voluntary deals the administration made with drugmakers.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the previous hearings, attorneys for the utilities filed briefs in support of the CPUC.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The number appears in studies and policy briefs with clinical neutrality, as if time were a passive variable in a complex system.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oil stored on tankers will draw down quickly and onshore inventories could fall to multiyear lows as early as August, TD Securities’ McKay said.—
Spencer Kimball,Pippa Stevens,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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This integration reduces reliance on finite missile inventories.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Namings often tied to philanthropic giving The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scroll down for the full lineup and synopses.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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In September 2025 Keep reading for the best new and returning TV shows arriving on streaming platforms in September 2025, including their premiere dates, synopses and where to watch them.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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