summarizing

present participle of summarize

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Recent Examples of summarizing Reasoning involves tasks such as summarizing unstructured information, interpreting ambiguous inputs and handling cases that cannot be fully anticipated. — Giles Whiting, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Generative AI is largely used to assist in common workplace tasks, like summarizing emails or preparing presentations. — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors said in 2023 that a report would come out the following year summarizing their investigation. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 Simpler items may include proofreading text and summarizing documents, while more complex prompts include writing computer code and analyzing data. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 That includes a section summarizing the plan to have new Florida residents, who move after 2026, wait five years before benefiting from the higher homestead exemption. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 The tool saves significant time, in particular searching for case law and summarizing lengthy documents. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026 For most, using AI means assistance with the one-off task in front of them, like drafting emails or summarizing documents. — Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizing
Verb
  • Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Stephen Blumberg, the director of the CDC division that oversees the survey, published a memo outlining the redesign.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In other words, technology has spent nearly four months digesting its prior advance.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Blood tests later pointed to congenital short bowel syndrome, a rare disorder that prevented Obelix from digesting food and led to prolonged hospital care.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Summarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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