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
The fulfillment of orders is directly linked to the performance score of suppliers, with the score summarizing the supplier’s performance across multiple categories, including environmental and social measures, quality, price and delivery.
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Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
This time is used to capture data from various systems—payments, address and card verification, authentication, trend line review, mapping against the business rules and policies, as well as summarizing to provide a clear resolution communication.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Send a follow-up email summarizing what was discussed and outlining next steps.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
Even if both models are equally good at reading and summarizing a book, the model that chose the right books based on their relevance will provide a better answer.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Tools like GitHub Copilot exemplify this trend, augmenting human intelligence by assisting developers in tasks like summarizing research and generating code.
—Justin Newell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The balance sheet offers a snapshot of your company’s financial position at a specific time, summarizing what your business owns (assets), owes (liabilities), and your equity.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Hakan Karaosman, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
This time is used to capture data from various systems—payments, address and card verification, authentication, trend line review, mapping against the business rules and policies, as well as summarizing to provide a clear resolution communication.
—Balmukund Shukla, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Send a follow-up email summarizing what was discussed and outlining next steps.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Oct. 2024
Even if both models are equally good at reading and summarizing a book, the model that chose the right books based on their relevance will provide a better answer.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Tools like GitHub Copilot exemplify this trend, augmenting human intelligence by assisting developers in tasks like summarizing research and generating code.
—Justin Newell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The balance sheet offers a snapshot of your company’s financial position at a specific time, summarizing what your business owns (assets), owes (liabilities), and your equity.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Summarizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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