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
One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.
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Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The Valley of Shadows summarizes the numerous tips received by the department’s missing persons unit.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
The Miami Herald was the first to report the FBI 302 document, which summarizes the interview.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
The seven-page report, which is redacted, summarizes the police response and investigation of the incident.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
With this one line, Julian neatly summarizes the direction Volpe’s film is about to take.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Every month, the agent effectively proactively summarizes their performance to our point of contact.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Heise, Pearce, Weber (HPW) Labor Market Tightness Index summarizes current wage pressures and forecasts near-term wage inflation based on the quits rate and job vacancies per job seeker.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Asked what all the fuss is about, the former student’s reply summarizes the King’s appeal in 1950s America better than any music critic or cultural historian ever could.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
The Valley of Shadows summarizes the numerous tips received by the department’s missing persons unit.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
The Miami Herald was the first to report the FBI 302 document, which summarizes the interview.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
The seven-page report, which is redacted, summarizes the police response and investigation of the incident.
—Mark Reynolds, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
With this one line, Julian neatly summarizes the direction Volpe’s film is about to take.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
Every month, the agent effectively proactively summarizes their performance to our point of contact.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The Heise, Pearce, Weber (HPW) Labor Market Tightness Index summarizes current wage pressures and forecasts near-term wage inflation based on the quits rate and job vacancies per job seeker.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Asked what all the fuss is about, the former student’s reply summarizes the King’s appeal in 1950s America better than any music critic or cultural historian ever could.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
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The report outlines that a firefighter on the outside saw Pitts through a window with metal bars.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The 25th Amendment outlines how presidential power transfers in cases of death, resignation, removal or inability to serve.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In addition to helming the film, Serkis stars as Gollum/Smeagol, Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf, Elijah Wood returns as Frodo Baggins and Lee Pace reprises his role as Thranduil.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway stars alongside Meryl Streep, who reprises her role as Miranda Priestly, with Emily Blunt and Tucci also returning.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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