as in summary
a short statement of the main points
I don't need to know every little plot twist; just give me a synopsis of the movie
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After disappearing during a dive at sea, Cristián, a Chilean fisherman trapped in his own violence and guilt, returns months later to his village, physically and spiritually changed, runs the synopsis.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 4 June 2025
The novel, which came out on May 6, addresses themes of family, domestic abuse, independence and healing, per the book's synopsis.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 June 2025
The recorded sounds go through various amplification algorithms and are then sent over to a machine-learning model hosted on the cloud, which gives an overall synopsis of the user’s heart health.
—Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The official synopsis for The Handmaid's Tale season six finale reads:
June reflects on her experiences in Gilead and decides what to do next.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Annika Pham, Variety, 4 June 2025
The novel, which came out on May 6, addresses themes of family, domestic abuse, independence and healing, per the book's synopsis.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 June 2025
The recorded sounds go through various amplification algorithms and are then sent over to a machine-learning model hosted on the cloud, which gives an overall synopsis of the user’s heart health.
—Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The official synopsis for The Handmaid's Tale season six finale reads:
June reflects on her experiences in Gilead and decides what to do next.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synopsis
summary
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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“Synopsis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synopsis. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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