RECAPITULATES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recapitulates

verb

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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Powell traditionally appears at a news conference after each FOMC meeting wraps up and summarizes the panel's views on the state of the economy — an event that is closely watched by markets.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026