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
Researchers summarize the prevailing trends in device structure design identified by the research community.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
When users asked Comet to summarize a Reddit thread, attackers could embed invisible commands that instructed the AI to open Gmail in another tab, extract the user's email address, and perform unauthorized actions.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
These devices transcribe the people around you, and often summarize your day, with the ability to extrapolate tasks and insights from your conversations.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 23 Aug. 2025
In addition to summarizing the current conditions and potential outcomes, the speech touched on the Fed’s five-year review of its policy framework.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
When users asked Comet to summarize a Reddit thread, attackers could embed invisible commands that instructed the AI to open Gmail in another tab, extract the user's email address, and perform unauthorized actions.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
These devices transcribe the people around you, and often summarize your day, with the ability to extrapolate tasks and insights from your conversations.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 23 Aug. 2025
In addition to summarizing the current conditions and potential outcomes, the speech touched on the Fed’s five-year review of its policy framework.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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As a result of the one-off costs, the company said its now expect full-year operating profit growth of 4% to 10% at constant exchange rates, down from the 10% to 16% outlined in its second-quarter results in August.—
Karen Gilchrist,Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Treasury yields continued to dip on Thursday as investors digested more weak data on the labor market.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The show’s humor, and Monsoon’s penchant for such humor, help the audience digest those hard truths.—
Evan Ross Katz,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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