Cliffs Notes
AmericanEtymology
Origin of Cliffs Notes
After Cliff Hillegass, founder of Cliffs Notes, Inc.
Example Sentences
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Those are eye-catching lowlights, Cliffs Notes for a concerning trend.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Doerr’s entertaining and intricate novel wasn’t one that called out for Cliffs Notes.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2023
And though Pugh says she has yet to ask Ronan for awards season Cliffs Notes, the elder actress says she’s proudly been watching Pugh navigate through the flurry of media attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2019
Here’s the Cliffs Notes version: Kanye West is feuding with Drake, a spat Ariana Grande alluded to while promoting her new single.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2018
His Cliffs Notes rendering of regional history stinking with oversimplification, obfuscation and outright lying.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2017
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