recapitulating

verb

present participle of recapitulate
as in summarizing
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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  1. summarizing
  2. outlining
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  • In summarizing the report in a memo to Levine Cava, Coley said the current agreement as hashed out between the administration and Brightline needs to be reworked.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of summarizing
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  • The subpoenas request any documents and communications related to letters sent in July and October by federal officials to state election officials outlining the allegations about noncitizen voters.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Companies must submit non-proprietary expressions of interest outlining their relevant expertise.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlining
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