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excerpt
noun as in citation; something taken from a whole
Example Sentences
In his address to Congress, Trump said he received an "important letter" from Zelensky on Tuesday, before reading what he said were excerpts from it.
He flinched when excerpts of his diary were read out, and averted his eyes as indecent photographs he took of his nieces were shown.
Dedicated golf fans will be aware their expertise runs far deeper than what they reveal in their basic excerpts.
The next day, police found excerpts of an al-Qaeda training manual on one of the attacker's computers.
“We broadcast a longer portion of the vice president’s answer on Face the Nation and broadcast a shorter excerpt from the same answer on 60 Minutes the next day,” the “60 Minutes” producers wrote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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