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
Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
However, Ralph Lauren revealed a fourth look in their recap post on October 10.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The Chanel fashion show marked the actress' first professional work commitment since filing for divorce from Keith Urban — and the Instagram comments beneath her post recapping the event were supportive from fans and friends of the star alike.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This is the scoring recap for Week Three of Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
However, Ralph Lauren revealed a fourth look in their recap post on October 10.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Two weeks on from Tokyo, Jefferson-Wooden spoke to The Athletic to recap a golden year.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The Chanel fashion show marked the actress' first professional work commitment since filing for divorce from Keith Urban — and the Instagram comments beneath her post recapping the event were supportive from fans and friends of the star alike.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the county lawyer, called corporation counsel, issued a four-page document described as a summary of the findings.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
21 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,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Provide a narrative that summarizes any changes in revenue, expense reductions and board notices to monitor current financial status in the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Google search results have AI summaries at the top, the Gemini digital assistant can summarize web pages and answer questions in Chrome.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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