summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsə-mə-ˌrīz 
summarized; summarizing
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
Examples of summarize in a Sentence
I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I presented earlier.
He summarized by saying we needed better planning and implementation.
To summarize, we need better schools.
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Professionals across industries rely on these systems to draft emails, generate reports, summarize data, and even brainstorm ideas.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
In a recent review paper, our team summarized how chronic stress is a hidden but powerful factor underlying cognitive aging, or the speed at which your cognitive performance slows down with age.
—Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
This includes the Dialogue Agent, which allows both data teams and non-technical users to interact with structured data through natural language queries, and the Explanation Agent, which analyzes query results and provides clear, summarized insights.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
And the political theater that has taken place of simply ignoring the problem can only be summarized by the word despicable.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
In a recent review paper, our team summarized how chronic stress is a hidden but powerful factor underlying cognitive aging, or the speed at which your cognitive performance slows down with age.
—Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
This includes the Dialogue Agent, which allows both data teams and non-technical users to interact with structured data through natural language queries, and the Explanation Agent, which analyzes query results and provides clear, summarized insights.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
And the political theater that has taken place of simply ignoring the problem can only be summarized by the word despicable.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsəm-ə-ˌrīz
summarized; summarizing
1
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
2
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
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