as in outlines
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 summarizes
The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the research summarizes the prevailing trends in device structure design identified by the research community.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Last year, Apple unveiled a set of customizable tools that rely on generative AI, including a language feature that summarizes messages as well as an image generator.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
His wife pauses, smiles, then adds a note that summarizes everything.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The product, which summarizes search results, now has about two billion monthly users across more than 200 countries, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's quarterly earnings call.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the research summarizes the prevailing trends in device structure design identified by the research community.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Last year, Apple unveiled a set of customizable tools that rely on generative AI, including a language feature that summarizes messages as well as an image generator.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
His wife pauses, smiles, then adds a note that summarizes everything.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The product, which summarizes search results, now has about two billion monthly users across more than 200 countries, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's quarterly earnings call.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
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The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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China’s Xi outlines global vision at major summit Chinese leader Xi Jinping further outlined his vision for a global order with Beijing at its center.—
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semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Joining him, Sabrina Impacciatore plays Esmerelda, his managing editor and The Office veteran Oscar Nuñez reprises his role as accountant Oscar Martinez.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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There’s something comforting about returning to the familiar rhythms of the last sitcom everyone seemed to be watching at the same time, even if only one member of the original cast, Oscar Nuñez, reprises his role.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Summarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizes. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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