as in summary
a general explanation or description of something
I was asked to give an overview of the company's sales figures. This book provides a broad overview of American history.
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Recent Examples of overview
Here is an overview of some ways in which boys and young men aren’t thriving.
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Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
This course will provide an in-depth overview of information security covering the alarming and amusing implications of our digital age.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Her publication 'Fashion China' (Thames & Hudson, 2015) was the first title to offer an overview of the phenomenon of contemporary Chinese fashion designers.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 13 May 2025
My session stretched almost two hours, including a half-hour theory overview on the dunes.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
This course will provide an in-depth overview of information security covering the alarming and amusing implications of our digital age.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
Her publication 'Fashion China' (Thames & Hudson, 2015) was the first title to offer an overview of the phenomenon of contemporary Chinese fashion designers.
—Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overview
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Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act to declare a national emergency due to U.S. dependence on Russia and China for enriched uranium, nuclear fuel processing and inputs for advance reactors, according to a draft summary viewed by Reuters.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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Trump’s other orders would also ease the regulatory process on approving new reactors and strengthening fuel supply chains, according to a draft summary obtained by Reuters.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The outline of the initial report — a contract extension for Crow-Armstrong potentially worth around $75 million — has been characterized as inaccurate.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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In 2019, then-Senate Banking Chair Mike Crapo, an Idaho Republican, released a three-page outline that would turn the institutions into private guarantors with a limited share of the mortgage market.—
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,
Quartz,
28 May 2025
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Sixty-three percent of Gen Zers and 52 percent of millennials are considering moving abroad, according to a recent survey by Harris Poll.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The desire to travel, for some, appears to outweigh debt concerns, at least according to a recent Bankrate survey of 2,238 U.S. adults found 29 percent of respondents who plan on traveling this summer expect to take on debt to do so.—
Stacey Lastoe,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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