as in outlines
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 summarizes
Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
This requirement of raising seed money means finding equity, and this article summarizes the issues surrounding this challenge.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Armed with a better picture of the illnesses, health authorities will develop a case definition, which summarizes the key features of the illness.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, for instance, consider a personal productivity agent that periodically scans multiple documents, summarizes the information in them and recommends actions to an end user.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Each Spotify user receives an individual compilation that summarizes their listening habits that year including data such as their top listened to artists, songs, albums and podcasts.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
There's no need to crack open an entire 300-page book to grow your mind—Headway summarizes its contents into 15-minute reads or podcasts to fit into any schedule.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
Guillermo del Toro, who probably isn’t QUITE a modern da Vinci but who possesses a similarly omnivorous approach to knowledge, summarizes the artist’s work as well as the thing that Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and McMahon are attempting here.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
What follows overviews the current charter school landscape; summarizes the national and state reports; and suggests how charter schools build social capital and provide young people with a foundation for pursuing opportunity.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
This requirement of raising seed money means finding equity, and this article summarizes the issues surrounding this challenge.
—Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Armed with a better picture of the illnesses, health authorities will develop a case definition, which summarizes the key features of the illness.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, for instance, consider a personal productivity agent that periodically scans multiple documents, summarizes the information in them and recommends actions to an end user.
—Jason Andersen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Each Spotify user receives an individual compilation that summarizes their listening habits that year including data such as their top listened to artists, songs, albums and podcasts.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
There's no need to crack open an entire 300-page book to grow your mind—Headway summarizes its contents into 15-minute reads or podcasts to fit into any schedule.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
Guillermo del Toro, who probably isn’t QUITE a modern da Vinci but who possesses a similarly omnivorous approach to knowledge, summarizes the artist’s work as well as the thing that Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and McMahon are attempting here.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
What follows overviews the current charter school landscape; summarizes the national and state reports; and suggests how charter schools build social capital and provide young people with a foundation for pursuing opportunity.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Summarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizes. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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