recapitulated

Definition of recapitulatednext
past tense of recapitulate
as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting

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Recent Examples of recapitulated Literacy changed human consciousness, a transformation that is recapitulated with each child who learns to read and write. Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 There is a main theme , recapitulated, echoed , enhanced by its variations, many movements, intrigue, in the melodies. Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • What The Mole’s Hunting Apparatus Teaches Us As Catania summarized in a 2011 review in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the star-nosed mole has become one of neuroscience’s most instructive model systems precisely because its specialization is so extreme.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Researchers used the Amazon reviews of a handful of electronic products, which were then summarized by several large language models (LLMs), including those based on Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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  • Chief executive officer of Kering Luca de Meo outlined a plan for the Italian luxury label’s next chapter during the group’s Capital Markets Day in Florence.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
  • The Times outlined that their rental agreement covers the main house plus two cottages on the grounds, which are used by staff.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

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“Recapitulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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