as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points
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Recent Examples of boil down
To both the lab and the league, the decision here boiled down to incentivizing players to use better-performing helmets.
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Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
That, in turn, boils down to a series of other, interrelated questions that will largely determine who wins.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
In the Trump campaign’s view, their fate ultimately boils down to young men who have been disengaged from politics but who could deliver Trump a victory.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
These factors, according to the International Organization for Migration, boil down to five primary drivers: economics, demographics, social, political and environmental.
—Shai Zamanian, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
That, in turn, boils down to a series of other, interrelated questions that will largely determine who wins.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
In the Trump campaign’s view, their fate ultimately boils down to young men who have been disengaged from politics but who could deliver Trump a victory.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
These factors, according to the International Organization for Migration, boil down to five primary drivers: economics, demographics, social, political and environmental.
—Shai Zamanian, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Boil down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil%20down. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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