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

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summaries

Sites that blocked Google’s AI crawler were much less likely to appear in those AI summaries.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In response to this threat, Google launched and expanded AI Overviews and AI Mode, placing AI summaries on top of traditional search results and introducing conversational search interfaces powered by its Gemini models.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

A Common Sense Media survey of 1,200 children aged 9 to 17 in March found that three-fourths said they have used search engine AI-generated summaries, making it their most widely experienced form of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

NHS medical records can contain highly sensitive personal information, ranging from test results and hospital discharge summaries to details of prescriptions and medications.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Each of us would write out a summary of the story we were given; these summaries were then passed among us, and later smuggled to the general section.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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