precis
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A neat precis of Pakistan's World Cup campaign, overall.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
A recurring line from “First Reformed” feels like a precis for all of these: Will God forgive us?
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
"The performances are accomplished. Norton gives us a soul broken into fragments. The play, inevitably can only deliver a precis of a book that sprawls over some 700 pages."
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
In fact, if they want it to sell the book to people other than nerdy completists like me, then the publishers should consider running Danny’s precis as a cover quote.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2018
With this brittle precis of her obligations he left the table and went toward the bedroom.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
They named Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein and Lemony Snicket before moving on to a précis of Joy Williams’ flash fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
As a précis to a larger, more scholarly work, it lacks the depth and historical context that many enthusiasts of classical drama may be hungry for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
He segued into a précis of his political life, starting when he was a 29-year-old senator.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024
A zippy 1967 film by Jacques Tati, “Playtime,” has a scene that serves as a clean précis for “Figure It Out’s” credo.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2020
The newspapers of this morning contain a précis of a letter from "our Fritz" to William "the mystic drunkard."
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
Vocabulary lists containing precis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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English Words Derived from French, List 11
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Vocabulary from the Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, Volume I
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