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
The hours-long arguments will summarize or cast doubt on the last seven weeks of witness testimony.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 June 2025
Among its tasks will be assisting with coding, acting as a translation tool and summarize complex documents for workers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2025
The Pandemic Greases the Wheels The evidence summarized in Karlin's fact sheet had been around for decades.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
These are sometimes the basic tasks that go to AI—summarizing information, intaking multiple sources and outputting the most relevant steps and crafting customer support emails.
—Amy Friedrich, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 June 2025
Among its tasks will be assisting with coding, acting as a translation tool and summarize complex documents for workers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2025
The Pandemic Greases the Wheels The evidence summarized in Karlin's fact sheet had been around for decades.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
These are sometimes the basic tasks that go to AI—summarizing information, intaking multiple sources and outputting the most relevant steps and crafting customer support emails.
—Amy Friedrich, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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In an exclusive interview with CNBC earlier this week, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown outlined a leadership approach centered on urgency, momentum and learning from failure.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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The county has outlined terms for a new lease agreement that would be for 11 years, including the 2025 season, with options for five two-year extensions.—
Erin Glynn,
The Enquirer,
7 July 2025
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To take some time, after Duke’s stunning 70-67 loss to Houston in the Final Four, to digest what had gone wrong and why.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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And while a normal person will just digest that and process it, an allergic person actually sees this as a foreign threat.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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