reduce · core · gist · nutshell · extract · concentrate · strip · crux · bottom line · takeaway · main point · simmer · evaporate · compress · streamline · key · heart · kernel
boil it downbranch out
Expand into new activities
diverge · extrapolate · spin out · meander
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Related — distill (Purify through vaporization); condense (Make more compact); simplify (Make less complex); essence · summarize · reduce · core · gist · nutshell · extract · concentrate · strip · crux
complexity and detailboil it down ≠ elaborate Complex and detailed; expand · flesh out · embellish · pad out · spell out
cognitive approachboil it down ≠ branch out Expand into new activities; diverge · extrapolate · spin out · meander
cognitive processingboil it down ≠ unpack Remove contents from container; tease apart · get into the weeds · dissect · overthink
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/boil_it_down