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summary
adjective as in concise, to the point
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Weak matches
boiled down, breviloquent, compacted, compendiary, compendious, condensed, in a nutshell, laconic, perfunctory, pithy, recapped, rehashed, run down, short and sweet
noun as in short statement of main points
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analysis, essence, outline, prospectus, recap, rehash, review, rundown, sketch, survey, synopsis, version
Strong matches
abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, extract, inventory, nutshell, recapitulation, reduction, report, roundup, run through, sense, skeleton, syllabus
Weak matches
aperçu, long and short of it, pandect, precis, précis, résumé, sum and substance, summing-up, wrap-up
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Example Sentences
He and other Taliban sources claim that in Karachi as many as 50 to 60 Taliban are given summary executions each month.
But the lawyer deleted that line from the final version of the summary.
You should look at our summary of benefits,” she continued, directing me to a handy online chart of “coverage examples.
Instead, the Lift monitors posture all day long and gives a daily summary of performance.
We see them for a few minutes, then pen a quick summary and leave directions for the nurses to follow.
This appears to me a very convenient and sufficient summary of all I am to tell.
The following table contains a summary of the composition of ten different animals in different stages of fattening.
Malcolm gave Saumarez a summary of affairs in the Northwest Provinces as they rode on ahead of the troop.
She felt that her summary was precipitate, and drawing herself up defiantly looked hard at Mrs. Leslie.
Accordingly, in the next seven stanzas, we have a fair summary of the general contents of the Somnium Scipionis.
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On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to summary, such as: arbitrary, cursory, curt, hasty, succinct, and terse.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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