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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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Here’s a recap of the Cincinnati Reds’ scoring since Elly De La Cruz’s second home run of Monday’s rout of the Texas Rangers:
Zero.
Zilch.
Nada.
Nothing.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lander is part of NASA's efforts to advance lunar exploration and long-term presence on the Moon.
LIVE: NASA and recap Blue Ghost Mission 1, which touched down on the lunar surface on March 2.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Here’s a recap of the Cincinnati Reds’ scoring since Elly De La Cruz’s second home run of Monday’s rout of the Texas Rangers:
Zero.
Zilch.
Nada.
Nothing.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
To recap what happened in Pittsburgh last year: The Steelers signed Wilson to a one-year, $1.2 million deal after the Denver Broncos cut him last offseason.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lander is part of NASA's efforts to advance lunar exploration and long-term presence on the Moon.
LIVE: NASA and recap Blue Ghost Mission 1, which touched down on the lunar surface on March 2.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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