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
May: An assistant U.S. attorney - who has been working with two FBI agents to find more victims - submits a draft indictment outlining 60 criminal counts against Epstein, along with a memo summarizing the evidence assembled against him.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 July 2025
Then Head of School Blair Lowry chose to fire Muse over his failure to self-report the incident, according to a letter summarizing the findings of third-party investigators T&M USA.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
Laura and Geoff tried to summarize the heights of Greg’s life — most tied to football — as well as his agonizing final 15 years.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Here, to summarize, are some reasons to choose an ETF over a mutual fund, or vice-versa.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 July 2025
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 25 July 2025
Then Head of School Blair Lowry chose to fire Muse over his failure to self-report the incident, according to a letter summarizing the findings of third-party investigators T&M USA.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
Laura and Geoff tried to summarize the heights of Greg’s life — most tied to football — as well as his agonizing final 15 years.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Here, to summarize, are some reasons to choose an ETF over a mutual fund, or vice-versa.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 July 2025
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Yes, but before that, the grooming process, as outlined at the trial, was a socialization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
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France and Saudi Arabia together issued a declaration backed by the Arab League and its members such as Egypt and Qatar, outlining steps toward implementing a two-state solution.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The city was digesting shocking reports from Boston – which was being held by the British forces attempting to tamp down the American rebellion by force, largely against the will of its citizens.—
Stephen Kochersperger,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Investors also were digesting President Donald Trump’s decision to order the firing of the labor statistics commissioner , alleging political manipulation of jobs data.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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