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
An official synopsis has not yet been released.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
An official synopsis for Landman season 3 has not been released.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
As for a synopsis of their excursion traversing the Mountain and Pacific time zones, Lee noted the up-and-down nature of his team that included a rough outing against Golden State preceding the date with Denver.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
And the synopsis describing the premise as the New Republic hiring Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu to take on remaining Imperial warlords threatening the galaxy doesn’t suggest anything outside of what could be a three-episode arc of the series.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
An official synopsis for Landman season 3 has not been released.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
As for a synopsis of their excursion traversing the Mountain and Pacific time zones, Lee noted the up-and-down nature of his team that included a rough outing against Golden State preceding the date with Denver.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
And the synopsis describing the premise as the New Republic hiring Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu to take on remaining Imperial warlords threatening the galaxy doesn’t suggest anything outside of what could be a three-episode arc of the series.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synopsis
summary
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That’s the summary that quickly spread across tabloids and celebrity-news sites.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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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,
13 Feb. 2026
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