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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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Your daily recap of top business highlights and leading stories.
—Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 May 2025
To recap: Hospitals ran a bill to ensure that pharmaceutical companies couldn’t limit the 340B program, and drug companies — together with labor unions — backed a separate proposal that would require transparency and establish guardrails around how the program’s benefits are spent.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
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Here is a brief recap of each with the judge’s tasting notes.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Your daily recap of top business highlights and leading stories.
—Stephanie Landsman, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Verb
In the final moments of Monday’s episode of The Voice — the conclusion of Season 27’s Playoffs (recapped here) — six more artists were eliminated.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 May 2025
To recap: Hospitals ran a bill to ensure that pharmaceutical companies couldn’t limit the 340B program, and drug companies — together with labor unions — backed a separate proposal that would require transparency and establish guardrails around how the program’s benefits are spent.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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Professionals across industries rely on these systems to draft emails, generate reports, summarize data, and even brainstorm ideas.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In a recent review paper, our team summarized how chronic stress is a hidden but powerful factor underlying cognitive aging, or the speed at which your cognitive performance slows down with age.—
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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