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
Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
View a recap of the Miami show below and read VIBE’s dream setlist here.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Check out this 1-minute video recapping yesterday’s newsletter.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Also on this episode, the Awards Circuit roundtable recaps last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, and looks at whether episodic submissions make a difference in the acting races.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
View a recap of the Miami show below and read VIBE’s dream setlist here.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
On Thursday, an attorney for the prosecution spent four and a half hours recapping the elements of the case and explaining to the jury how evidence and testimony relate to the five charges in the indictment issued in September.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Check out this 1-minute video recapping yesterday’s newsletter.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 20 June 2025
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The platform is currently testing Reddit Answers, a feature that works like an AI chatbot but curates summaries exclusively from Reddit threads.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Rev's software currently offers AI models that can record, transcribe, take notes and summarize to aid legal professionals in their day-to-day jobs.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Instead of scrolling through links, users can now ask the agent to summarize articles, compare products or compile travel itineraries.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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