summaries

NOUN

short statement of main points

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analysis essence outline prospectus recap rehash review rundown sketch survey synopsis version

STRONG

abbreviation abridgment abstract brief capitulation case compendium condensation conspectus core digest epitome extract inventory nutshell recapitulation reduction report roundup run-through sense skeleton syllabus

WEAK

aperçu long and short of it pandect precis précis résumé sum and substance summing-up wrap-up

Antonyms

STRONG

enlargement expansion extension increase unabridgement

WEAK

detail dissertation thesis

Example Sentences

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That name is listed as one of the attendees at the five-hour hearing into Nika's death that the report summarises.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

"Given that risk management tends to focus on the largest observed floods, the ease with which our approach generates many new flood-of-records is disturbing," summarises Merz.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

"Our novel experimental-computational approach really leverages the power of single-cell omics and pharmacological data integration," Associate Professor Jing Tang summarises.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

Page one of the 115 pages of written evidence provided by Dominic Cummings - and now on the inquiry's website - rather pithily summarises a core reason for those "fights".

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023

There's a piece of historical prose which summarises, teaches, and stamps itself finally upon the mind!

From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire