overview

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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 One overview from 2017 analyzed 23 studies that looked at the influence of beets on athletic performance. Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 The view from space offers a profound shift in perspective - astronauts call this the overview effect. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2024 This overview will highlight key natural and fortified sources of vitamin D, as well as the role of supplements and sunlight exposure in maintaining adequate levels. Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024 However, there have been few overviews on how specific decisions to move between different workplaces—or to stay in one place—can impact company culture. Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overview 
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Noun
  • Officers were dispatched to Mahomes' house in Belton, Missouri, roughly 28 miles south of Kansas City, shortly after midnight Oct. 6, an incident summary from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office shows.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In addition, the Politico summary of the the ACP’s 171 College Towns found that in recent elections, 38 have flipped from red to blue since the 2000 presidential election, while only seven have gone the other way, from blue to red.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • In between, the outlines of their homeland shifted again and again, with the Napoleonic invasion of Hessen, in 1806, the Congress of Vienna and post-Napoleonic redivisions of Europe, and, eventually, the rise of Otto von Bismarck.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The broad outline for the event is based on an account from a senior Harris campaign official, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive planning around a speech that still is not completely closed to tweaks.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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  • As far as net worth is concerned, survey respondents placed that figure at $5.3 million.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Consumer spending on the winter holidays is expected to reach a record $902 per person on average across gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s latest consumer survey.
    Rohit Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Overview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overview. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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