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
Speaking of data, the system can also sync with an Apple Watch to display session summaries that include statistics like duration, shot count and calories burned.
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New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Directors receive dashboards, maturity scores and policy summaries.
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Rob Sloan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Meanwhile, California state employees are testing Poppy, a generative AI tool that can produce executive summaries, retrieve data for reports and audits, and automate technical processes.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Alito, unlike most of his colleagues, doesn't spend much time on these summaries.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
26 June 2026
This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.
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Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
New Atlas,
29 June 2026
Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Directors receive dashboards, maturity scores and policy summaries.
—
Rob Sloan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Meanwhile, California state employees are testing Poppy, a generative AI tool that can produce executive summaries, retrieve data for reports and audits, and automate technical processes.
—
Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Alito, unlike most of his colleagues, doesn't spend much time on these summaries.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
26 June 2026
This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.
—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summaries
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The giant birthday card also featured the girls' signatures and outlines of their footprints in white paint.
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Throw in high steal rates the past two seasons in a solid conference, solid defensive work overall, plus-rebounding for his position and his ability to get free points in transition, and the outlines of a role-playing wing are there.
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This is because the fermentation process involved in making sourdough bread pre-digests, or breaks down, some of the wheat components—including gluten.
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Momentum is firm and trending higher even as the price digests.
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State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division.
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Product data, creative pipelines and creator briefs need to move at the speed of the feed, not the speed of a quarterly merchandising cycle.
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Using a common fighter fleet simplifies logistics by reducing the need for separate maintenance systems, spare parts inventories and specialised training programmes.
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European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack.
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Fintech companies are consumerizing DAFs and automating estate planning, while AI is poised to become a powerful philanthropic advisor, influencing where vast sums are directed.
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The ruling is expected to benefit Republicans, who have historically relied more heavily on wealthy donors capable of contributing large sums to party committees.
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Check out the full lineup below, with all synopses provided by the festival.
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See full details, including Denver Film synopses and each show’s openers, below.
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“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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