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synopsis

[si-nop-sis] / sɪˈnɒp sɪs /


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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

“I said, well, it’s a really good synopsis and it’s pretty positive, let’s put it out there,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

The synopsis for “F1” gives off serious “Top Gun: Maverick” energy.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2025

The general synopsis at nineteen hundred: loiv Fitzroy a thousand and eight expected just west of Rockall...

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The logline, “A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair” is easily one of the funniest film synopses I’ve ever read in my life.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2025

Several key central bankers, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, appear at a variety of events today, ensuring investors have plenty of commentary, and nearly similar synopses.

From Reuters May 19, 2023

The sheep take action like going on strike or escaping by boat, according to the synopses published on the association’s website.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2021

Perhaps it was the true-confessions tone of her synopses that put me off.

From New York Times May 24, 2021

By far the greater number of the monographs and synopses mentioned in the preceding pages have been published in scientific periodicals and in the proceedings or transactions of scientific societies.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley




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