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noun

plural of brief

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points a one-page brief of the intelligence report

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as in missions

a specific task with which a person or group is charged the soldiers' brief was to secure the village from enemy attacks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brief

as in informs

to give information to the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications

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as in summarizes

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president

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In one photo, Hailey modeled a pale blush-pink lingerie set consisting of a triangle bra and matching low-rise briefs. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 Well-built for a man of 60, with a scar across his upper abdomen, Weakfall was wearing nothing but royal blue boxer-briefs. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Product data, creative pipelines and creator briefs need to move at the speed of the feed, not the speed of a quarterly merchandising cycle. — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In the three years since it’s been filed, the lawsuit has been inching along, with both sides trading briefs and appeals, Ron Zambrano, a lawyer for the three women, said in an interview. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 The collection takes 10 of Skims’ most familiar bra and underwear silhouettes and remakes them in cotton, spanning bralettes, briefs, thongs and boy shorts. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026 In the Connecticut cases, as well as hundreds of similar cases around the country, the lawyers used software that produced what appeared to be somewhat clumsily written but otherwise solid legal briefs. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 Nevertheless, as the plaintiffs explicitly noted in their briefs, the Supreme Court’s campaign finance doctrine had shifted remarkably under Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure, moving toward a more libertarian, deregulatory jurisprudence. — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Verb

The trailer immediately briefs fans that season 10 is going to be an emotional rollercoaster. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026 No coach in any other sport has the media responsibilities of a major league manager, who briefs the media before and after every game and occasionally has to answer (or deflect) questions that should be answered by the front office. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefs

Noun

Before Monday’s investigation summaries posted online, neither agency had posted anything publicly.

— David J. Neal July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of summaries

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Future solar missions are now going to have to start taking dust into account, said Ayaz, with dedicated detectors designed to measure dust's properties close to the Sun.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Designed for evolving missions The latest award follows an earlier Titan procurement by JIATF-401, indicating continued confidence in the platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

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Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026
Or a financial services firm where risk scoring informs underwriting, which informs pricing.

— Dave Wessinger, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of informs

Verb

Keeping money out of the Cuban government’s hands while helping the Cuban people is tricky, said Aymee Valdivia, an attorney at Holland & Knight who advises companies doing business in Cuba.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed.

— Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of advises

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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.

— Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of outlines

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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.

— Lyanne Wang, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Employers added 57,000 jobs last month, about half of what economists had expected.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 2 July 2026

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