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
Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
This is the scoring recap for Week One of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
In Politico, Adam Wren watched and recapped the House Democrats’ shutdown livestream.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
As the Colombian star ups his career count to 25 No. 1s, here’s a recap of the artists with the most rulers since Latin Airplay began in 1994:
Released on PARIS LG/Sony Music Latin, the track also shines with its second week atop on Latin Pop Airplay.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
This is the scoring recap for Week One of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
On Day Two of The Run-Through’s Paris Fashion Week coverage, special guest Hamish Bowles hops in the van with Chioma and Chloe on the way to Miguel Castro Freitas’s debut at Mugler to recap a very elevated and luxurious show from The Row.
—Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
In Politico, Adam Wren watched and recapped the House Democrats’ shutdown livestream.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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As well as showing Ryland Grace pre- (no beard) and post- (lots of beard) spaceflight, this first teaser provides a thorough summary of the movie's premise for anyone yet to read Weir's novel.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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To summarize the last few days, he was waived at the end of the Braves' season, passed through waivers, outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett, and opted to leave the organization.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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