recapitulates

present tense third-person singular of recapitulate
as in summarizes
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 recapitulates Raven’s marvel of a case study recapitulates the dissonance whereby cycles—political, social, structural, ecological—continue, monuments are created and destroyed and momentum is incited and frustrated, all while costs continue to mount. Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • The Federal Register notice published by DHS outlines the procedure for fee collection, exceptions, and the consequences of nonpayment.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That right is part of the 1923 compact that outlines how the two states share the South Platte's water.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Recapitulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulates. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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