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redescribe

verb

Definition of redescribe

as in to summarize

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Recent Examples of redescribe Her own project is not to erase those incisions—or even, as a child might hope, to heal them—but to retrace and redescribe them. — Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021 The exquisite remains allowed scientists to redescribe the species since Hallucigenia’s important head and mouth features were observable. — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2015

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The story also summarized how much money the two candidates had raised from different categories of supporters, such as the proprietors of nursing homes, labor unions and small donors.

— Robert Boatright, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Its internal My Assistant tool helps corporate associates summarize documents, draft content and prepare analyses, acting as a day-to-day partner instead of a separate learning portal.

— Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of summarize

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The money made from the fee, a document outlining the proposal says, will help the city avoid $125 million per year in future full street reconstruction costs.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
The new clinical guidance, released late Thursday, outlines how the program would work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of outline

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But even in the darkest of moments, Housewives are Housewives, and Angie brings a sprinkle of levity by suggesting that Lisa is in perimenopause.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
More While Amodei has suggested an antitrust waiver for coordinating on capability slowdown, the proposal from Banks and Schiff is decidedly narrower.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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