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synopsis

[si-nop-sis] / sɪˈnɒp sɪs /


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No synopsis of the action is offered in the printed program, and Mr. Millepied’s presumption that his audience is aware of the tragedy’s plot seems reasonable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Now, the convicted killer argues that his "torturous and inhumane" detention conditions during his trial made him incapable of making rational decisions when he pleaded guilty, according to a court synopsis of the case.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

“The Housemaid” is far from the formulaic thriller its trailers and general synopsis suggest.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

According to the synopsis, these “fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated” women will “navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

The general synopsis at nineteen hundred: loiv Fitzroy a thousand and eight expected just west of Rockall...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The logline, “A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair” is easily one of the funniest film synopses I’ve ever read in my life.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

Several key central bankers, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, appear at a variety of events today, ensuring investors have plenty of commentary, and nearly similar synopses.

From Reuters ● May 19, 2023

Readers not already familiar with Sebald’s work will find her synopses of his books difficult to parse.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

The sheep take action like going on strike or escaping by boat, according to the synopses published on the association’s website.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021

By far the greater number of the monographs and synopses mentioned in the preceding pages have been published in scientific periodicals and in the proceedings or transactions of scientific societies.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley


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