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long and short of it
noun as in anecdote
Weak matches
noun as in narrative
noun as in recap
Strong matches
noun as in run through
Strong matches
noun as in story
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in summary
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in summing-up
Weak matches
- abbreviation
- abridgment
- abstract
- analysis
- aperçu
- brief
- capitulation
- case
- compendium
- condensation
- conspectus
- core
- digest
- epitome
- essence
- extract
- inventory
- nutshell
- outline
- pandect
- précis
- prospectus
- recap
- recapitulation
- reduction
- rehash
- report
- résumé
- review
- roundup
- run through
- rundown
- sense
- skeleton
- sketch
- sum
- sum and substance
- summation
- survey
- syllabus
- synopsis
- version
- wrap-up
Example Sentences
“The long and short of it is, there are a lot of hard-fought wins we got in our last contract,” Eloy Alvarez, a regional director for the union, told the crowd.
So the long and short of it is that we can't expect them to play nice.
“That’s the long and short of it.”
"The long and short of it is that a large number of households face a stark increase in their mortgages payments over the course of the year," Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec, told Reuters.
That’s the long and short of it.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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