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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These are summarized in reports issued by the three main credit bureaus — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Each blurb summarized a different group’s fears that bias against them was increasing: white Americans, Black Americans and Christian Americans.
—Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The post, which summarized the barrage of scam calls that had become routine, has been upvoted 17,000 times.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Image Asking a chatbot to summarize notes into a study guide is a good idea, for example.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Each blurb summarized a different group’s fears that bias against them was increasing: white Americans, Black Americans and Christian Americans.
—Michael Pasek, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The post, which summarized the barrage of scam calls that had become routine, has been upvoted 17,000 times.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Image Asking a chatbot to summarize notes into a study guide is a good idea, for example.
—Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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