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Recent Examples of recapitulation What had formed on the narrow little patch of dirt in Albuquerque was a recapitulation of the most basic human instincts at the heart of ordinary everyday life; when faced with uncertainty and danger, people naturally cling together and form communities which become more complex and orderly. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 As the Barber’s first movement rounds the corner into the recapitulation section, the soloist has a few precious seconds to breathe as the orchestra sings out the main tune. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024 Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime. The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023 Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields. Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for recapitulation
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Noun
  • As well as showing Ryland Grace pre- (no beard) and post- (lots of beard) spaceflight, this first teaser provides a thorough summary of the movie's premise for anyone yet to read Weir's novel.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The story by outlines how Citic Telecom CPC company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates three Baltic Sea cables that carry information from private individuals, companies, and authorities.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, there’s just a drawing, an outline of the back of the heads of two young women in hoodies.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Recapitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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