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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting
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as in review
a shortened version of a written work
on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages
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Alexandria Sands, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
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Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
Beyoncé’s three-hour performance at SoFi Stadium on Monday night was a beast to digest.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Things to Do See inside: Ten Tenths Motor Club near Charlotte Motor Speedway
Apr 3, 2025
Go deeper (1 min. read)
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Alexandria Sands, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Things to Do Weekender: 27 things to do in Charlotte this weekend including a doughnut festival and pop-up markets
Mar 6, 2025
Go deeper (2 min. read)
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Charlotte.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Markets will mostly be digesting those macro signals — and bracing for Friday’s jobs report.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
Beyoncé’s three-hour performance at SoFi Stadium on Monday night was a beast to digest.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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But his summary of the key moment is a nice analysis of the risk-and-reward of shooting for the near post, rather than crossing.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Liquidity management teams adjust positions throughout the day using streaming market data, instead of waiting for end-of-day summaries.—
Murugan Lakshmanan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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In order to revoke the site’s status as a national historic landmark, the National Park Service probably would have to conduct an extensive review before the Interior secretary, Doug Burgum, makes a decision on how to proceed.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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According to the plan, the parade would be classified as a national special security event, and that request has been submitted by the National Park Service and is under review.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Boys of Summer is classified as a fougère, a classically masculine scent categorized by herbaceous top notes (usually lavender), a floral heart, and a green, woody base.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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The National Climate Assessment is a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the U.S., and it is congressionally mandated under the Global Change Research Act of 1990.—
Tracy J. Wholf,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The results are summarized in a report released last month.—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The Bears ranked second in the NFL in going for it on fourth down last season, attempting 38 times, six behind the league-leading Browns.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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In all of 2024, China ranked second, behind Mexico.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The institutional medical setting becomes the background for a tale that doesn’t finely distinguish between memory and imagination, one realm bleeding freely into the next.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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In this stage, RSV can be hard to distinguish from the common cold or other respiratory viruses like COVID-19 or influenza.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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At the time of writing, United are 16th, their lowest ebb since they were last relegated in 1974.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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But the pyramid isn’t an architectural form that’s relegated to history!—
Ashley Gardini,
JSTOR Daily,
13 May 2025
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Wright partnered with Arthur L. Richards, who manufactured and distributed the homes, though they were only offered commercially for 14 months.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Daniel was shortlisted for the 2021 AT&T Untold Stories Competition and produced the award-winning short doc Ale Libre distributed by The New Yorker.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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“Digest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digest. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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