Examples of recap in a Sentence
Noun (1)
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
Verb (1)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This is the scoring recap for Week 19 of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
As season 4 of The Traitors continues, Mariano and his fellow Traitors season 3 alum Bob the Drag Queen are recapping each episode on The Traitors Official Podcast.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
To recap, in the past month, Palace have… Surrendered their first major trophy, the FA Cup, via the biggest upset in the history of the competition.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This is the scoring recap for Week 19 of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Get Morning Squawk directly in your inbox CNBC’s Morning Squawk recaps the biggest stories investors should know before the stock market opens, every weekday morning.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
As season 4 of The Traitors continues, Mariano and his fellow Traitors season 3 alum Bob the Drag Queen are recapping each episode on The Traitors Official Podcast.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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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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