as in to outline
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 summarize
The company touted how AI features will help people write, summarize messages, clean up photos and more.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The effect is strongest when caffeine is consumed in the afternoon or evening, according to research summarized in the 2018 National Library of Medicine review.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
But on Thursday night, fresh off taking two walk-off losses in one day to finish April, Vitello only had six words to summarize the Giants’ first month-and-change of baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The effect is strongest when caffeine is consumed in the afternoon or evening, according to research summarized in the 2018 National Library of Medicine review.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
But on Thursday night, fresh off taking two walk-off losses in one day to finish April, Vitello only had six words to summarize the Giants’ first month-and-change of baseball.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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An in-depth look at strategy Four of the candidates submitted op-eds to our opinion team outlining their policies.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The America First Global Health Strategy outlines bilateral government-to-government compacts, co-investment requirements, and private-sector partnerships.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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There is no way Kroenke can digest the postseason, remove emotion and decide to stand pat.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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How’s somebody going to digest this?—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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