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
Microsoft Copilot, the AI-powered assistant, helps answer questions, generate code, summarize web pages, and even create images from your ideas.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Here’s a table summarizing what this approach reveals.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Planning Commissioner Joe Blum succinctly summarized the city’s conundrum, per a VoiceofOC report.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
After being asked multiple questions about the thought process behind each decision, Rivers decided to summarize his decision-making regarding the rotation changes more generally.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Here’s a table summarizing what this approach reveals.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Planning Commissioner Joe Blum succinctly summarized the city’s conundrum, per a VoiceofOC report.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
After being asked multiple questions about the thought process behind each decision, Rivers decided to summarize his decision-making regarding the rotation changes more generally.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarize
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Aspects of the conduct outlined in Moskin’s article are old news.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Labor market anxiety was on full display last month when markets dropped on a Citrini Research report outlining an extreme scenario where AI disrupted every manner of knowledge jobs faster than the economy and policymakers could manage the transition.—
Conor Sen,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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This form of beta-casein allegedly makes milk easier to digest for those with lactose sensitivities and makes for richer-tasting than milk with the protein’s A1 variety.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The stock spent most of the second half of 2025 chopping sideways between roughly $82 and $95, digesting the prior selloff and allowing the 200-day moving average to flatten out.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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