as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Recent Examples of recapped
On her account, the veteran journalist recapped the experience from the birthday girl’s point of view, sharing multiple pictures and videos from the glamorous event.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In a recent post, the actress recapped the family of four’s first month together.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Cramer recapped action in the stocks of Apple and Amazon, which received downgrades on Monday — ratings with which Cramer disagreed.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Reba McEntire may have handed out The Voice’s trophy in Monday’s episode (recapped here), but the battle hasn’t even begun, much less the war.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2024
In its third season (recapped here), Netflix’s Heartstopper remains one of the most swoon-worthy series ever.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 5 Oct. 2024
Picking up shortly after Season 2’s finale (recapped here), in which Charlie came thisclose to dropping the L word on his boyfriend via text, the episode saves the momentous moment for one in which Nick is in the shower.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In a recent post, the actress recapped the family of four’s first month together.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Cramer recapped action in the stocks of Apple and Amazon, which received downgrades on Monday — ratings with which Cramer disagreed.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Reba McEntire may have handed out The Voice’s trophy in Monday’s episode (recapped here), but the battle hasn’t even begun, much less the war.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2024
In its third season (recapped here), Netflix’s Heartstopper remains one of the most swoon-worthy series ever.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 5 Oct. 2024
Picking up shortly after Season 2’s finale (recapped here), in which Charlie came thisclose to dropping the L word on his boyfriend via text, the episode saves the momentous moment for one in which Nick is in the shower.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapped
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Now a new class of companies is offering a third option, promising to help publishers get paid when their work is cited or summarized by AI, providing some compensation for lost page views.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then the prosecutor summarized for me the incident that related to my father.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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Here's what to know about what government employees would continue to work during a shutdown, based on prior shutdowns and a plan the White House most recently outlined in 2023.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has also outlined proposals that could result in significant layoffs of government employees, known as civil service workers.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Recapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapped. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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