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
In April 2011, leaders of both parties came to an agreement following weeks of difficult negotiations and ultimately averted a government shutdown, as recapped by President Barack Obama.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In Politico, Adam Wren watched and recapped the House Democrats’ shutdown livestream.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
After discussing the circumstances surrounding the making of this particular season finale on a previous episode, Charmed stars Brian Krause and Drew Fuller recapped the episode on their podcast The House of Halliwell.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The Grown Ups star, 59, recapped the festivities from her daughter Valentina's 18th birthday celebration on her Instagram.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The Atlas star recently recapped her summer getaway trip to the Hamptons via Instagram, sharing a selfie with Emme.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The post recapped his own previous comments about being open to a WWE return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 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
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In Politico, Adam Wren watched and recapped the House Democrats’ shutdown livestream.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
After discussing the circumstances surrounding the making of this particular season finale on a previous episode, Charmed stars Brian Krause and Drew Fuller recapped the episode on their podcast The House of Halliwell.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
The Grown Ups star, 59, recapped the festivities from her daughter Valentina's 18th birthday celebration on her Instagram.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The Atlas star recently recapped her summer getaway trip to the Hamptons via Instagram, sharing a selfie with Emme.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The post recapped his own previous comments about being open to a WWE return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapped
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The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Desplat also summarized the essence of the story and the film.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Forest’s financial position is outlined in more detail here, but in short, they are estimated to be on the wrong side of these financial rulings.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Delco said the company has already eliminated more than $20 million costs this quarter, of the $100 million outlined in the plan, and anticipates most of the impact to be seen in 2026.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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