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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 May 2024
Full instructions are below, but here's a brief recap before you get started:
Step 1.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Other images showed Gomez speaking with U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, who also shared a social media recap of the event.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Here's a recap: 'To really good second dates': Brandon took Joy to his family's cabin for chocolate fondue, wine and deep chats
Last episode, Joy and Rogers had a breakthrough that propelled their relationship forward after a bad date soured it a few weeks prior.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2024
The singer promoted the challenge on YouTube Shorts along with a video of her own recap featuring her in a sweet moment cooking with boyfriend Travis Kelce, working in the studio, crafting, baking cinnamon rolls, playing pickleball, toasting a yacht, and of course, a cameo of her cat.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Erin told her husband, per an episode recap on Realtor.com.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
For conversations had over the phone, ask for an email recap of the meeting points and decisions made during the conversation.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
The first two episodes of The Challenge: All Stars 4 premiere Wednesday, April 10, on Paramount+.
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi recaps opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush money trial.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of Victoria’s famous guests recapped the glamorous event on social media.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
To recap: Reports surfaced in April 2023 that Swift and her longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn had broken up after more than six years together.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
To recap: The 42-year-old royal stepped away from public life temporarily in January following surgery for a non-cancerous abdominal condition.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
To recap, these best-practices include regulatory compliance, independent third-party audits, institutional-grade security measures, and a segregated wallet infrastructure.
—Sebastian Widmann, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In a break from tradition, Pacino, 83, did not recap all 10 nominees in the category before announcing the winner.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Buddha Lo, a two-time Top Chef winner, recapped the first episode of season 21 for PEOPLE.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 May 2024
Full instructions are below, but here's a brief recap before you get started:
Step 1.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Other images showed Gomez speaking with U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, who also shared a social media recap of the event.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
Here's a recap: 'To really good second dates': Brandon took Joy to his family's cabin for chocolate fondue, wine and deep chats
Last episode, Joy and Rogers had a breakthrough that propelled their relationship forward after a bad date soured it a few weeks prior.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2024
The singer promoted the challenge on YouTube Shorts along with a video of her own recap featuring her in a sweet moment cooking with boyfriend Travis Kelce, working in the studio, crafting, baking cinnamon rolls, playing pickleball, toasting a yacht, and of course, a cameo of her cat.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
Erin told her husband, per an episode recap on Realtor.com.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
For conversations had over the phone, ask for an email recap of the meeting points and decisions made during the conversation.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
The first two episodes of The Challenge: All Stars 4 premiere Wednesday, April 10, on Paramount+.
Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
Verb
To recap her collection: Song Title, Artist (if other than H.E.R.), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
In addition to performing on the single, H.E.R., whose real name is Gabrielle Wilson, produced the track and co-wrote it with Jimmy Napes.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi recaps opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush money trial.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Many of Victoria’s famous guests recapped the glamorous event on social media.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
To recap: Reports surfaced in April 2023 that Swift and her longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn had broken up after more than six years together.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
To recap: The 42-year-old royal stepped away from public life temporarily in January following surgery for a non-cancerous abdominal condition.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
To recap, these best-practices include regulatory compliance, independent third-party audits, institutional-grade security measures, and a segregated wallet infrastructure.
—Sebastian Widmann, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
In a break from tradition, Pacino, 83, did not recap all 10 nominees in the category before announcing the winner.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Buddha Lo, a two-time Top Chef winner, recapped the first episode of season 21 for PEOPLE.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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recap
1 of 4 verb
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap 
ri-ˈkap
recapped; recapping
: recapitulate
now, to recap the news
recap
2 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
: a brief summary : recapitulation
recap
4 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
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