synopsis
noun
a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
synopses
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pluralof synopsis.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The logline, “A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair” is easily one of the funniest film synopses I’ve ever read in my life.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
Lear asked TV Guide and other publications not to include “abortion” in their pre-show synopses.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Several key central bankers, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, appear at a variety of events today, ensuring investors have plenty of commentary, and nearly similar synopses.
From Reuters ● May 19, 2023
Readers not already familiar with Sebald’s work will find her synopses of his books difficult to parse.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
If the blank spaces at the heads of the chapters and the synopses of contents were left out, it would easily go on one side.
From The Seven Follies of Science [2nd ed.] A popular account of the most famous scientific impossibilities and the attempts which have been made to solve them. by John Phin
