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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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
As previously summarized here, the Iraqi Air Force simultaneously operated British de Havilland Vampires and Hawker Hunters alongside Soviet MiG-17s, MiG-19s, and MiG-21s in the 1960s.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Paxton’s liabilities include a list of ethical and legal violations too lengthy to summarize.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The relationship between Golding and Kiffin might actually be the appropriate way to summarize these two coaches.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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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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