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noun

ˈrē-ˌkap

as in summary

a short statement of the main points after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised

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verb

ˈrē-ˌkap

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) please recap the highlights of the game for me

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Recent Examples of recap

Noun

The Downshift gets you up to speed with quick recaps of stories, fit with links for those who want to dive deeper into the news. —

Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026 Check back for morning-after recaps of weekday episodes and a Monday roundup of the weekend’s shenanigans. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 June 2026

Verb

Brendan Hunt, actor and co-creator of the Emmy Award-winning Apple TV series Ted Lasso, and Rebecca Lowe, host of NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage and cohost of FOX Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage, will break down key games and recap the most exciting moments on and off the pitch. —

Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026 Consider last week, when several minutes of the penultimate episode featured Rue (Zendaya) recapping much of what’s happened this season. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for recap

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Noun

The Fed on Wednesday will release its quarterly summary of economic projections, which lays out — anonymously — officials’ expectations for the course of interest rates across the coming months.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Dec. 2025
Jaylen Wright delivered quite the succinct summary of his 2025 on Sunday.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Dec. 2025