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
Clement’s sentencing memo summarizes his life as having mostly been sent behind bars, since his early teens, in Oregon and California, then spending much of his adult years in solitary confinement.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
In one sequence to summarize them all, Porter, Westbrook and Alex Caruso missed consecutive layups.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Hinman describes how this works in a Medium post and another two patents, but it can be summarized like this: in a thrust system power failure – assuming the control system is still powered – the drone begins to fall, and the lack of torque through the motors flattens out the blade pitch.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
The National Climate Assessment is a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the U.S., and it is congressionally mandated under the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
In one sequence to summarize them all, Porter, Westbrook and Alex Caruso missed consecutive layups.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Hinman describes how this works in a Medium post and another two patents, but it can be summarized like this: in a thrust system power failure – assuming the control system is still powered – the drone begins to fall, and the lack of torque through the motors flattens out the blade pitch.
—New Atlas, 8 May 2025
The National Climate Assessment is a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the U.S., and it is congressionally mandated under the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 2 May 2025
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On Monday, investors took note of the risks Moody’s outlined in explaining its decision to downgrade US debt to one notch below perfect.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Physicist Matthew von Hippel looks not at the birth of the universe but at its destruction, outlining a disastrous world-ending scenario that makes asteroid strikes and Earth-colliding black holes look like kid stuff.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Platforms like TikTok, Reels and Shorts thrive on quick, punchy content that’s easy to digest and shareable.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Greek Yogurt The protein in Greek yogurt has a higher thermic effect than fat and carbohydrates, which means your body burns more calories digesting it.8 Yogurt also contains probiotics, which may improve gut health.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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