Examples of recap in a Sentence
Noun (1)
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
Verb (1)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Here, read a full recap of the first episode of SNL's season 51.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to recapping her big night on Fallon in her gold gown, Rae continued to pay homage to Gypsy Rose Lee in her Instagram carousel.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Here, read a full recap of the first episode of SNL's season 51.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
The cold open featured a too-convincing Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth, parodying his anti-DEI speech-slash-Ted-Talk to soldiers, with James Austin Johnson’s Trump coming on soon after to recap his summer.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
In addition to recapping her big night on Fallon in her gold gown, Rae continued to pay homage to Gypsy Rose Lee in her Instagram carousel.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recap
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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recap
1 of 4 verb
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap 
ri-ˈkap
recapped; recapping
: recapitulate
now, to recap the news
recap
2 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
: a brief summary : recapitulation
recap
4 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
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