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
Provide a narrative that summarizes any changes in revenue, expense reductions and board notices to monitor current financial status in the district.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
The event marked McCarty’s first state of the city, a formal annual address by a city leader that typically summarizes recent achievements and outlines future plans.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.
—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
Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
The event marked McCarty’s first state of the city, a formal annual address by a city leader that typically summarizes recent achievements and outlines future plans.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025
The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
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The bill outlines several key obligations aimed at protecting children and holding companies accountable for harmful interactions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The suit, filed in Los Angeles Federal Court on Tuesday and reviewed by Variety, outlines a pattern of contract violations and misconduct regarding profit sharing, among other claims.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Beatriz also reprises her role as Didi, the managing director the retirement community.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Culkin reprises the character in several clips for Home Instead's holiday campaign.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Summarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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