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synopsis

[si-nop-sis] / sɪˈnɒp sɪs /


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One might navigate the new season without having watched the first, though at least reading an online synopsis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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

“I said, well, it’s a really good synopsis and it’s pretty positive, let’s put it out there,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 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

Lear asked TV Guide and other publications not to include “abortion” in their pre-show synopses.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

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

The physical program provides two pages of clear, concise synopses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022

The division begins with the text itself, and even the laziest reader will find the synopses of Burton's "partitions" a curious study.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by George Saintsbury


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