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.
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Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapitulates
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The Heise, Pearce, Weber (HPW) Labor Market Tightness Index summarizes current wage pressures and forecasts near-term wage inflation based on the quits rate and job vacancies per job seeker.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Asked what all the fuss is about, the former student’s reply summarizes the King’s appeal in 1950s America better than any music critic or cultural historian ever could.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2025
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To learn the safest ways to use space heaters, Joshua Gunn, vice president of DREO, outlines the dos and don'ts of this winter gadget.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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There’s no single gold-standard exercise regimen for women in midlife, although Lyon outlines a few types of protocols in her new book.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Recapitulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulates. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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