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as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting
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as in review
a shortened version of a written work
on the ballot there will be a digest of the proposed law that is to be submitted for voter approval
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as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
this volume digests the state's laws regarding drugs and alcohol for easy reference by local authorities
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
I digested the results of my experiments into a few pages
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Recent Examples of digest
Axios Nashville, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
This article first appeared in The Listings Edit newsletter, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York City.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
Brian Grubb, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
As long as the stool remains, bacteria in your colon work to digest sugars in your waste through fermentation, which creates gas.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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News How Musk and Ramaswamy could cut federal jobs in Nashville
Dec 12, 2024
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Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Nashville.
—Axios Nashville, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
This article first appeared in The Listings Edit newsletter, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York City.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Seven Severance Questions is a weekly attempt to digest the events of one of television’s twistiest shows by highlighting the weirdest, most confusing, and most important unresolved issues after each episode.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
As long as the stool remains, bacteria in your colon work to digest sugars in your waste through fermentation, which creates gas.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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The minutes of the meeting, which were recorded by Otto Rank, on January 11th, 1911, are essentially a summary of Hilferding's presentation.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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My colleagues will go into more detail about the changes, but here is a summary of key headlines: STREAMING CNN Max has been a tremendous resource for us.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Please continue to listen, rate, review, follow and tell all your friends, too! Check us out at The Greg Cote Show on YouTube -- the channel is new and improved!—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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Musk’s companies have been under numerous recent investigations or reviews by federal regulators.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Calculated by dividing a person's weight by their height, the result then classifies individuals into categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Loot boxes are banned in many EU countries, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, as they are classified as a form of gambling, while countries like Spain and the UK are considering stricter regulations.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Other news organizations such as the New York Times and Sky News had stories incorrectly summarized.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The tech giant was facing mounting criticism over its Apple Intelligence service with complaints from the likes of the BBC, American journalists and news organizations over news alerts that appeared to come from these organizations and were either wrong or poorly summarized.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 15 best Super Bowl halftime shows, ranked Super Bowl LIX airs on Sunday, Feb. 9 on Fox and streams on Fubo and the Fox Sports app.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Gem State ranked second overall, behind Kansas.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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Most immigrants without legal status in the state, about 2.4 million people, have resided here for more than a decade, a factor that distinguishes California from other parts of the country.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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These personal touches are what distinguishes your space turns the house into a home.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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Will seaweed become a dominant new ingredient, or be permanently relegated to side dish status?—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
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In a country where golf is relegated to an afterthought, Vegas worked on his game at a nine-hole course built for oil company workers.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Federation Studios will distribute the series internationally.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Little Village Community Council distributed flyers to inform immigrants about their rights in the event of an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Digest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digest. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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