aperçu

noun

Definition of aperçunext
1
as in résumé

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2
as in impression

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperçu
  1. summation
  2. impression
  3. summary
  4. perception
  5. recapitulation
  6. notion
  7. overview
  8. appraisal
Noun
  • Unlike many sports, in which the final score is simply a summation of the match and doesn’t tell you anything about how the story progressed, a tennis scoreline tells a narrative.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • So, that’s a summation of something that used to be a fun day.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of summation
Noun
  • Which environment gives you a better chance to make an impression?
    — John M. O'Connor, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What left the greatest impression in La Jolla, however, was the staging by Danya Taymor, who would go on to win a Tony for her breathtakingly fluid direction.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of impression
Noun
  • At the age of 36, Fazio instead provides a summary of his experiences.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.
    — Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • Andrew Garfield Then there are those who argue that the Method is misunderstood — first by actors, and subsequently by public perception.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • That is a perception Cheeks carried over in his 2020 move to then-ViacomCBS as President and CEO of CBS Entertainment, with David Nevins initially serving as the division’s Chief Content Officer.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of perception
Noun
  • The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
    — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In this sense, the salt flats and their salty lakes are at once a living record and an ongoing recapitulation of billions of years of planetary history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of recapitulation
Noun
  • Legal experts on the other side question the notion that a public nuisance can be defined so broadly to include both the sale of a legal product and the impact on carbon pollution, much of it coming from China and India.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of notion
Noun
  • PIoneer Venus 1 carried 16 different instruments to study Venus from an orbit of about 99 miles (160 kilometers), with the probe taking just over 23 hours to circle the planet, according to a NASA overview.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Senate Fiscal Agency prepared an overview report on the proposal that explains the ballot question and potential impact.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of overview
Noun
  • The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • How Items Are Evaluated and Offers Communicated Once the package has been opened, Sell Your Gold separates the pieces for evaluation and records the appraisal work.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Aperçu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aper%C3%A7u. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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