as in outlines
a short statement of the main points
many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book
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Recent Examples of summaries
In a world overloaded with information, interactive dashboards, dynamic visuals, and concise video summaries can make data not only digestible but impactful.
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Francois Botha, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
These summaries provide a snapshot of the overall patient experience, highlighting key themes, concerns and satisfaction levels.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Apple Intelligence now provides smart summaries for your emails and messages.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
The Bee can also be integrated with health-care tools and people’s Google and Gmail accounts to help generate personalized summaries and action items, Zollo said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Headway's library consists of 1,500+ summaries on topics like self-growth, science, business, history, and leadership.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
With over 1,500 summaries on self-growth, science, business, history, and leadership, your giftee has plenty of options to choose from.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Nov. 2024
Those members see only summaries of medical records stripped of personal details, and their findings on individual cases are not supposed to be shared with the public — not even with hospitals or with family members of women who died.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2024
Copilot Daily creates audio summaries of the news that rival NotebookLM, a Google AI product that can take text and generate a podcast in minutes.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Francois Botha, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
These summaries provide a snapshot of the overall patient experience, highlighting key themes, concerns and satisfaction levels.
—Lauren Parr, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Apple Intelligence now provides smart summaries for your emails and messages.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
The Bee can also be integrated with health-care tools and people’s Google and Gmail accounts to help generate personalized summaries and action items, Zollo said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Headway's library consists of 1,500+ summaries on topics like self-growth, science, business, history, and leadership.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
With over 1,500 summaries on self-growth, science, business, history, and leadership, your giftee has plenty of options to choose from.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 22 Nov. 2024
Those members see only summaries of medical records stripped of personal details, and their findings on individual cases are not supposed to be shared with the public — not even with hospitals or with family members of women who died.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2024
Copilot Daily creates audio summaries of the news that rival NotebookLM, a Google AI product that can take text and generate a podcast in minutes.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Summaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summaries. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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