as in outlining
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 summarizing
Robyn included a collage of screenshots from the New York Times article summarizing the ordeal between Blake and Baldoni.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Lively also received online support from her sister, actress Robyn Lively, who shared a collage of screenshots summarizing the conflict between Blake and Baldoni.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
For example, if a meeting leads to a specific set of action items, follow up with an email summarizing the discussion.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The state Supreme Court had appointed a retired judge, Bill Dozier, to act as a referee, basically investigating and summarizing the case for their review.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Three committees drafted a report summarizing the investigation but didn't draft articles of impeachment or vote on them.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to summarizing documents or answering questions about a project, the AI assistant can now generate summaries of everything inside a folder.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
The team plans to use AWS technologies including Bedrock to automate content distribution by transcribing, summarizing and sharing press conferences in multiple languages.
—Robert Kramer, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In healthcare, for example, Operator might assist radiologists by analyzing imaging reports, cross-referencing the latest research, and summarizing findings.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Lively also received online support from her sister, actress Robyn Lively, who shared a collage of screenshots summarizing the conflict between Blake and Baldoni.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2024
For example, if a meeting leads to a specific set of action items, follow up with an email summarizing the discussion.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The state Supreme Court had appointed a retired judge, Bill Dozier, to act as a referee, basically investigating and summarizing the case for their review.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Three committees drafted a report summarizing the investigation but didn't draft articles of impeachment or vote on them.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to summarizing documents or answering questions about a project, the AI assistant can now generate summaries of everything inside a folder.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
The team plans to use AWS technologies including Bedrock to automate content distribution by transcribing, summarizing and sharing press conferences in multiple languages.
—Robert Kramer, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
In healthcare, for example, Operator might assist radiologists by analyzing imaging reports, cross-referencing the latest research, and summarizing findings.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Summarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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