as in to outline
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day
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Recent Examples of summarize
And in 2023, Zillow paid $400 million (plus $100 million in a potential cash earnout) for Follow Up Boss, a customer relationship management software system that uses AI to summarize calls and can suggest a to-do list for agents and personalized messages that can be sent to a potential client.
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John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Our clinicians spend a lot of time digging through electronic data, summarizing it and making decisions.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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John Kell, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Our clinicians spend a lot of time digging through electronic data, summarizing it and making decisions.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
The hearings are ostensibly intended to gather information, all of which will be summarized in a white paper being written by researchers at the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi won a landslide in a snap election this month, and in her first speech since the vote outlined her new, assertive agenda.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the forum, the chair of each transition committee gave a quick, roughly five-minute presentation outlining their recommendations at a high-level.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Welcome Insiders to another weekly mailer with all the industry news that needs digesting.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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The stomach doesn't digest inulin.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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