boil down
verb
boiled down; boiling down; boils down
1
: to undergo reduction in bulk by boiling
2
a
: to be equivalent in summary : amount
his speech boiled down to a plea for more money
b
: to reduce ultimately
your choices boil down to three
Examples of boil down in a Sentence
the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
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The last week of the campaign now boils down to one, burning issue.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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That assessment boils down to one key trait: Deinosuchus had special glands and a tolerance for salt water, according to the study.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 May 2025
An overwhelming majority of the franchise’s deaths boil down to the tragedy of wrong place, wrong time.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
That assessment boils down to one key trait: Deinosuchus had special glands and a tolerance for salt water, according to the study.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
But remember: Lots of our gait boils down to our individual anatomy.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boil down
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“Boil down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20down. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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