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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

A great many excellent detective-story films have been produced, either from original synopses or as adaptations of the work of fiction writers.

From Writing the Photoplay by Esenwein, J. Berg (Joseph Berg)