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
Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Check back for morning-after recaps of weekday episodes and a Monday roundup of the weekend’s shenanigans.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
To recap the main outline: Turner had sold Turner Broadcasting, owner of CNN, TBS, TNT and the Cartoon Network, to Time Warner in 1996, pocketing around $7.5 billion in the acquirer’s stock.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 May 2026
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Noun
The Downshift gets you up to speed with quick recaps of stories, fit with links for those who want to dive deeper into the news.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Check back for morning-after recaps of weekday episodes and a Monday roundup of the weekend’s shenanigans.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Verb
This morning, The TODAY Show got in on the fun by doing its own Pizza Hut story recapping that the Hut is viral right now.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
To recap the main outline: Turner had sold Turner Broadcasting, owner of CNN, TBS, TNT and the Cartoon Network, to Time Warner in 1996, pocketing around $7.5 billion in the acquirer’s stock.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 May 2026
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Noun
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Chapter 101 of Florida Statutes limits a ballot summary to 75 words.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Jeff Hafley’s an excellent communicator Hafley needs 30 seconds to summarize things that would have taken Mike McDaniel three minutes.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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