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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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
To watch the whole thing go down for yourself, check out the video at the top of the article, and also make sure to read our full episode recap.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
On the latest episode of All In With Ashley, host Ashley Haas recaps a strong (4-2) showing in her Week 7 picks and catches up on all the news from another wild weekend in the NFL.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Good thing Vulture recaps exist to remind you what, exactly, happened three years ago on Stranger Things.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
To watch the whole thing go down for yourself, check out the video at the top of the article, and also make sure to read our full episode recap.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Earlier this week, former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel recapped his week on social media while hanging with Drake.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
On the latest episode of All In With Ashley, host Ashley Haas recaps a strong (4-2) showing in her Week 7 picks and catches up on all the news from another wild weekend in the NFL.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Users will be able to access their Wrapped summary through a pop-up in the Spotify app once it is released.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 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,
3 Nov. 2025
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The resulting feature was published on March 14, 2022, publicly summarizing the case for the first time in years and providing Army CID contact information.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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