Meaning & use
in a nutshell
Used to introduce a very brief summary of something more complicated.
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In a nutshell, the project failed because of poor planning and a tight budget.
Her advice, in a nutshell, was to save more and spend less.
A note on using this word
Placed at the start or middle of a sentence, right before or after the summary itself.
Words with a similar meaning
in shortbriefly
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