as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting
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Recent Examples of recapitulate
The point of this closing demonstration seems to be that mature capitalism recapitulates its original sin with every new generation.
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Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End
Howe’s book recapitulates his theory that a cyclical pattern underlies Anglo-American history.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
That left the scientists behind this new research wondering whether pain from Long Covid could also be recapitulated.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
Because they are seen as a critical step in a grand technological evolution in aviation that will recapitulate the migration, just beginning now, of the automotive industry from combustion engines to electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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Benjamin Kunkel, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End
Howe’s book recapitulates his theory that a cyclical pattern underlies Anglo-American history.
—Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
That left the scientists behind this new research wondering whether pain from Long Covid could also be recapitulated.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 21 June 2024
Because they are seen as a critical step in a grand technological evolution in aviation that will recapitulate the migration, just beginning now, of the automotive industry from combustion engines to electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapitulate
summarize
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The letter summarized some of the work the Homeland and Mad Men director did while in one of Hollywood’s most influential roles for four years.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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To summarize the last few days, he was waived at the end of the Braves' season, passed through waivers, outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett, and opted to leave the organization.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Recapitulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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