synopsis

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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

If that synopsis sounds unfair, here’s how the academic authors put it: “Rather than examining a justice’s ideology or purported method of statutory and constitutional interpretation, our focus is on outcomes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

According to the show's synopsis, his plan initially works and tourists begin to arrive, but unfortunately, the locals were right.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Some genres, such as the scholarly journal article, force an author to lay out her point in a summary, an abstract, or a synopsis.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker