as in summary
a short statement of the main points
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Recent Examples of recap
Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
See the full party recap below.
—Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
To recap: the past year has seen a brutal decimation of human rights across the United States.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Watch the full recap of Team USA’s early competitions here.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
See the full party recap below.
—Kristine Kwak, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
To recap, Anastasia Beverly Hills missed a term payment on its $650 million loan in August and paid the price with downgrades to its credit rating from both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service.
—Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
To recap: the past year has seen a brutal decimation of human rights across the United States.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recap
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After the Justice Department shut the door on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files in July 2025, FBI agents worked on drafts of a 21-page presentation of all the evidence the FBI had gathered in the case, including a summary of allegations against 11 men.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The 18-year-old was also charged with simple assault, a misdemeanor and summary charges of harassment and disorderly conduct.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Use it to summarize lecture notes.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The department said in a statement that most of the incidents summarized in the report took place more than three years ago.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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