as in outlining
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 summarizing
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PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
An account manager might spend hours summarizing everything the new manager needs to know or skip it altogether.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post designated Domínguez as a realistic offseason trade candidate, briefly summarizing why the team's viewpoint may have changed.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition to summarizing the current conditions and potential outcomes, the speech touched on the Fed’s five-year review of its policy framework.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Palming off the work of summarizing or analyzing texts is hardly new.
—Naomi S. Baron, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Comet is capable of summarizing web pages, intelligently managing tabs, answering questions about on-page content, and automating tasks like calendar scheduling and online shopping.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Robyn included a collage of screenshots from the New York Times article summarizing the ordeal between Blake and Baldoni.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Lively also received online support from her sister, actress Robyn Lively, who shared a collage of screenshots summarizing the conflict between Blake and Baldoni.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
An account manager might spend hours summarizing everything the new manager needs to know or skip it altogether.
—Eilon Reshef, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
On Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post designated Domínguez as a realistic offseason trade candidate, briefly summarizing why the team's viewpoint may have changed.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
In addition to summarizing the current conditions and potential outcomes, the speech touched on the Fed’s five-year review of its policy framework.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Palming off the work of summarizing or analyzing texts is hardly new.
—Naomi S. Baron, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Comet is capable of summarizing web pages, intelligently managing tabs, answering questions about on-page content, and automating tasks like calendar scheduling and online shopping.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Robyn included a collage of screenshots from the New York Times article summarizing the ordeal between Blake and Baldoni.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Lively also received online support from her sister, actress Robyn Lively, who shared a collage of screenshots summarizing the conflict between Blake and Baldoni.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizing
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Context, caveats and critical thinking must all be considered when outlining the process from start to finish.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The report will list possible causes for autism based on a review of research, while also outlining the research that is still unknown on the subject.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Investors are digesting the latest tariff developments and rising Treasury yields.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Surya model was trained on an enormous data set, digesting images 10 times larger than on standard AI training data.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Summarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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