synopsis

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So far, so clear, but even given the program’s three-sentence synopsis, what unfolds around the vain King fails to deliver narrative clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Salon

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

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

From BBC