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as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
the scientist wrote a bare-bones abstract of his research and conclusions
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as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a recent college valedictorian who's been hailed as the very abstract of what's right with today's young people
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as in distracts
to draw the attention or mind to something else
personal problems abstracted him so persistently that he struggled to keep his mind on his work
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as in summarizes
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
took the 135-page report and abstracted it in three short paragraphs
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstracts
Noun
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These summaries are presented in a separate overlay on screen.—
David Nield,
Popular Science,
25 Dec. 2024 -
The company already displays AI search summaries for some queries and recently expanded the feature to dozens of more countries in October.—
Emma Roth,
The Verge,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Al-Shabab and later the Islamic State in Somalia are the most extreme manifestations of this trend.—
Ido Levy,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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And for those watching from on high—senators, judges, CEOs—mass protests are physical manifestations of public opinion.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The bill outlines more than a dozen aggravating factors under which prosecutors can seek the death penalty.—
Kyle Pfannenstiel,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
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The filing outlines various risks, including competition, regulatory challenges, and reliance on key customers and content creators.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Fundamental Flaw In Digital Representation Legal experts point out several problems with using AI avatars for courtroom advocacy.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Almost immediately, the little avatars pop up, followed by the reactions—the teardrop emojis and the misspelled and mispunctuated condolences.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But unlike those 90s icons, Labubu’s following has been fuelled by algorithms and influencers.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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His sound draws inspiration from 2000s and 2010s pop icons while incorporating contemporary production techniques.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Part of it was spent in various incarnations of the Jets’ fourth line, where David Gustafsson performed better than Barron did on faceoffs.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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More than once Snook squabbles with one of her video incarnations over ownership of the narration.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Abstracts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstracts. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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