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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Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
See below for a full lap-by-lap recap of the Great American Race.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
See below for a full lap-by-lap recap of the Great American Race.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
The long shots Three months after FIFA selected Kansas City as a host city, Dietrich sent an email to his team with Sporting KC, recapping a meeting they’d had the previous day.
—Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 19 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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