as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
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Recent Examples of encapsulate
Saturday’s final score, 9-0 in the visitor’s favor, only partially encapsulates the degree to which New York (5-4) outplayed San Francisco (3-6) in front of a packed house that had more reasons to groan than reasons to cheer.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The viability tests on spores encapsulated in perlite indicated that virtually all spores were alive.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
When Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico had each of her players bring in a quote that resonates with them, sophomore guard Olivia Olson provided one that truly encapsulates the Wolverines heading into the only women's NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In that sense, the end of San Antonio’s playoff-clinching victory over Phoenix on Thursday night encapsulated the last six years.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The viability tests on spores encapsulated in perlite indicated that virtually all spores were alive.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
When Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico had each of her players bring in a quote that resonates with them, sophomore guard Olivia Olson provided one that truly encapsulates the Wolverines heading into the only women's NCAA Tournament regional final matching the top two seeds.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
In that sense, the end of San Antonio’s playoff-clinching victory over Phoenix on Thursday night encapsulated the last six years.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulate
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One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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Users can summarize, translate, or extract information from files, while OCR functionality enables text recognition from images.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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If someone important needs the details, outline the basics of your agreement, confirm it in writing, and then decide who handles the first step.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In this regard, the analyst emphasized that Nebius recently outlined its plan to deploy more than 5 GW of capacity by the end of 2030, supporting Platt’s expectation of one more deal.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Encapsulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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