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as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting
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as in condensations
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 classifies
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 summarizes
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 digests
Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Momentum is firm and trending higher even as the price digests.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Steel-cut oats are minimally processed, so your body digests them more slowly than refined grains.
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Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2026
As your body digests oats, those carbs are converted into glucose and released into your bloodstream, raising blood sugar levels.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
10 Apr. 2026
When rains and warmth arrive, the endosperm digests itself and shunts food to the growing seedling.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Food digests more quickly and moves through your body easier, which soothes indigestion.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Animal and infant studies published in Nutrition Research Reviews suggest that the way these fats are structured can affect how the body digests them and processes cholesterol, while adult studies have shown inconsistent results that appear to depend on the type of fat and how much people consume.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
There's a rhythm to the way this name trades which includes big bursts of enthusiasm followed by periods of consolidation where the market digests the prior rally.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, when your body digests carbohydrates and fat, water is one of the byproducts of this metabolic reaction.
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Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
This is because the fermentation process involved in making sourdough bread pre-digests, or breaks down, some of the wheat components—including gluten.
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Christina Manian,
Health,
29 May 2026
Momentum is firm and trending higher even as the price digests.
—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Bifidobacterium infantis, a strain abundant in infants that helps establish a healthy microbiome foundation, digests complex carbohydrates and supports the production of short-chain fatty acids.
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Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Steel-cut oats are minimally processed, so your body digests them more slowly than refined grains.
—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2026
As your body digests oats, those carbs are converted into glucose and released into your bloodstream, raising blood sugar levels.
—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
10 Apr. 2026
When rains and warmth arrive, the endosperm digests itself and shunts food to the growing seedling.
—
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Food digests more quickly and moves through your body easier, which soothes indigestion.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Animal and infant studies published in Nutrition Research Reviews suggest that the way these fats are structured can affect how the body digests them and processes cholesterol, while adult studies have shown inconsistent results that appear to depend on the type of fat and how much people consume.
—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
There's a rhythm to the way this name trades which includes big bursts of enthusiasm followed by periods of consolidation where the market digests the prior rally.
—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, when your body digests carbohydrates and fat, water is one of the byproducts of this metabolic reaction.
—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digests
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Speaking of data, the system can also sync with an Apple Watch to display session summaries that include statistics like duration, shot count and calories burned.
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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This is about a shape that classifies other shapes.
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The gray-market vendors selling vials for $300 to $600 each, as reported by the Associated Press, operate outside that process regardless of how the FDA classifies the underlying substance.
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That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
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Leaving Boise State as the winningest quarterback in college football history, Moore enjoyed a short NFL career as a backup before turning to the coaching ranks with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
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The Department of Transportation outlines the basic policies in major carriers’ contracts.
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This is the first of those reports, which outlines advocacy objectives for the upcoming fiscal year — one of which is taxpayer identity theft.
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Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer.
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Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.
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Kelce spotlighting Swift’s intelligence A true golden retriever boyfriend distinguishes himself by appreciating his partner’s smarts.
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What distinguishes Union County from a standard addiction narrative is that Poulter and Centineo are flanked by nonactors, the overall effect hovering somewhere between fiction and nonfiction.
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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If the corporation distributes some of its after-tax profits as dividends, shareholders may also pay tax on those dividends, which are generally reported on Schedule B of Form 1040.
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