as in outlined
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 summarized
Bower summarized that reporting in a post on X (formerly Twitter), prompting Halligan’s outreach.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Desplat also summarized the essence of the story and the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
At the meeting on Thursday, CDC staffers summarized the results of 17 studies, which found that the hepatitis B vaccine is overwhelmingly safe and has helped to virtually eliminate hepatitis B infections among newborns.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Further data on the observed 5-Day (5D) and 21-Day (21D) returns following earnings are summarized along with the statistics in the table below.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Most of these products have been reported to be in the works over the past few months; Gurman summarized them in the latest edition of the Power On newsletter.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Desplat also summarized the essence of the story and the film.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
At the meeting on Thursday, CDC staffers summarized the results of 17 studies, which found that the hepatitis B vaccine is overwhelmingly safe and has helped to virtually eliminate hepatitis B infections among newborns.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Further data on the observed 5-Day (5D) and 21-Day (21D) returns following earnings are summarized along with the statistics in the table below.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Most of these products have been reported to be in the works over the past few months; Gurman summarized them in the latest edition of the Power On newsletter.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarized
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The space rock, also outlined in a recent study published by the American Astronomical Society, is believed to have been in this Earth-adjacent orbit for about 60 years, according to the website EarthSky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mahon outlined how the change would result in his company having to take time to change addresses with suppliers, update insurance and tax information, and reduce visibility on websites Google Maps and Yelp.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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Movement is important because if partially digested foods and toxins linger in the gut, the chance for problems increases greatly.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, as investors digested the news, opinion appeared to be shifting to see the loan losses as a manageable situation and not the start of a broader crisis.—
Liz Napolitano,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Summarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarized. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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