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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Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
It's intended to be a recap of sorts of their previous year in office.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 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.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
This is the scoring recap for Week 19 of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
It's intended to be a recap of sorts of their previous year in office.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Oscar winner took to her Instagram Stories yesterday to recap a recent family trip.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 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.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for recap
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 1 Mar. 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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