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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However, the minutes from public meetings like study sessions, where no action is taken, may still have summarized minutes, frequently asked questions outlined or verbatim quotes.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Planning Commissioner Joe Blum succinctly summarized the city’s conundrum, per a VoiceofOC report.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Final thoughts If nothing else, Friday’s roundtable summarized the headwinds college sports are confronting and the various self-interests, egos and competing voices that make solutions so hard to come by.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Still unanswered, too, is why the allegations were included in a Justice Department slide presentation last year summarizing the cases against Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Planning Commissioner Joe Blum succinctly summarized the city’s conundrum, per a VoiceofOC report.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Final thoughts If nothing else, Friday’s roundtable summarized the headwinds college sports are confronting and the various self-interests, egos and competing voices that make solutions so hard to come by.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Still unanswered, too, is why the allegations were included in a Justice Department slide presentation last year summarizing the cases against Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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