as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
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as in summarizes
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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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Plus, David Seifert of D1Baseball recaps his visit to Fayetteville to watch Arkansas defeat Dallas Baptist in an exhibition game at Baum-Walker Stadium.
—Christina Long, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
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Laura Schulte provides an update on the investigation, explains what happens when someone makes a report and recaps what's been accomplished so far.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Get Morning Squawk directly in your inbox CNBC's Morning Squawk recaps the biggest stories investors should know before the stock market opens, every weekday morning.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Plus, David Seifert of D1Baseball recaps his visit to Fayetteville to watch Arkansas defeat Dallas Baptist in an exhibition game at Baum-Walker Stadium.
—Christina Long, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaps
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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,
20 Oct. 2025
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These insights are processed using AI algorithms and presented in the companion app, which compiles health scores and daily summaries.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Register notice published by DHS outlines the procedure for fee collection, exceptions, and the consequences of nonpayment.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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That right is part of the 1923 compact that outlines how the two states share the South Platte's water.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Recaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recaps. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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