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Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
Writing a cogent biography of an actor or filmmaker can be both an extensive research project and an exercise in restraint; producing a clear recap of a show or movie is a core job responsibility of today’s magazine culture writers.
—WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
See Billboard‘s full recap of Bebe Rexha’s album listening party above.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2023
After a break, the broadcast started back up with Benetti at the table alone, trying to provide a recap of the action so far.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Senator Klobuchar caught up with Variety on the hearing late Wednesday afternoon; our detailed recap of Tuesday’s hearing can be found here.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
Joking that her group of friends should be cast for The Real Housewives of Cabo, the 29-year-old shared a recap on Instagram.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 21 Jan. 2023
Watch our recap for a taste of what DroneClash is all about.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
Just a really quick recap here, because this acronym is getting pretty out of date these days.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Mar. 2023
But that also gave Kimmel space to recap the awards show from the closest vantage point possible — including the Jenny the Donkey controversy.
—Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023
So where will general manager Ryaa Poles turn his attention next? Poles will meet with reporters Thursday at Halas Hall to recap the flurry of activity from the past week while also keeping an eye on what’s still to come.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
To briefly recap: Justin and Hailey, who publicly dated in 2016, originally began talking again as friends in December 2017 after a year of not speaking to each other...while Justin was dating Selena.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Mar. 2023
To quickly recap, during season 2, the housewives were heading to Vail, Colorado, when police arrived looking for Jen Shah, who was arrested for her role in a telemarketing scam.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
Then the host goes on to recap the Doctor Strange 2 rumor, prompting a hilarious reaction from the actor.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Dec. 2022
Just to recap, these are the 6 best CBD oils for digestive issues to choose from: 4.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
To recap the year, Spotify updated the EQUAL Global Playlist to the Top Artists of EQUAL Global 2022.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Below is our weekly Saturday Six, a recap of half a dozen news stories — in no particular order — ranging from the heartfelt to the weird to the tragic, and everything in between.
—Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
Writing a cogent biography of an actor or filmmaker can be both an extensive research project and an exercise in restraint; producing a clear recap of a show or movie is a core job responsibility of today’s magazine culture writers.
—WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023
See Billboard‘s full recap of Bebe Rexha’s album listening party above.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2023
After a break, the broadcast started back up with Benetti at the table alone, trying to provide a recap of the action so far.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Senator Klobuchar caught up with Variety on the hearing late Wednesday afternoon; our detailed recap of Tuesday’s hearing can be found here.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Jan. 2023
Joking that her group of friends should be cast for The Real Housewives of Cabo, the 29-year-old shared a recap on Instagram.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 21 Jan. 2023
Watch our recap for a taste of what DroneClash is all about.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2023
Just a really quick recap here, because this acronym is getting pretty out of date these days.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
Verb
To recap: On March 8, Silicon Valley Bank of Santa Clara, Calif., announced that its balance sheet was weak.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Mar. 2023
But that also gave Kimmel space to recap the awards show from the closest vantage point possible — including the Jenny the Donkey controversy.
—Vulture, 17 Mar. 2023
So where will general manager Ryaa Poles turn his attention next? Poles will meet with reporters Thursday at Halas Hall to recap the flurry of activity from the past week while also keeping an eye on what’s still to come.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
To briefly recap: Justin and Hailey, who publicly dated in 2016, originally began talking again as friends in December 2017 after a year of not speaking to each other...while Justin was dating Selena.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Mar. 2023
To quickly recap, during season 2, the housewives were heading to Vail, Colorado, when police arrived looking for Jen Shah, who was arrested for her role in a telemarketing scam.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
Then the host goes on to recap the Doctor Strange 2 rumor, prompting a hilarious reaction from the actor.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Dec. 2022
Just to recap, these are the 6 best CBD oils for digestive issues to choose from: 4.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
To recap the year, Spotify updated the EQUAL Global Playlist to the Top Artists of EQUAL Global 2022.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
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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