as in summary
a short statement of the main points
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Recent Examples of recap
Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Pitaro is excited about offering a personalized version of ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter, which will leverage artificial intelligence to provide highlights, news and recaps for viewers’ favorite sports and teams.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The post recapped his own previous comments about being open to a WWE return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Here’s a recap of all 19 of Guetta’s No. 1s on Dance/Mix Show Airplay:
As for Gervais, the French DJ notches his second No. 1 on the chart and first in 12 years.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Pitaro is excited about offering a personalized version of ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter, which will leverage artificial intelligence to provide highlights, news and recaps for viewers’ favorite sports and teams.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
To recap, all of these players swing equally fast and have similarly shaped swings, but the hitters who go get the ball out in front get 25 points more slugging by hitting the ball at the right angles more often.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The post recapped his own previous comments about being open to a WWE return.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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That's the general summary of the argument insider Robert Murray of FanSided made on Monday, when suggesting that the slugger could ditch Philadelphia for one of his former clubs.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both products can also provide summaries of text conversations in threads and channels.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Regional Task Force on Homelessness releases monthly data summarizing the number of individuals losing a place to stay for the first time.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recap. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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