as in summary
a short statement of the main points
will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point
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Recent Examples of recapitulation
The life cycle of the frog resembles a recapitulation of fish becoming amphibians, over eons.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023
The former is the position that humankind derives from one single pair or population (the former a straightforward recapitulation of the standard Abrahamic model).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023
The former is the position that humankind derives from one single pair or population (the former a straightforward recapitulation of the standard Abrahamic model).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapitulation
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Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter, The Spot. Updated 11:30 a.m. June 3, 2025: Because the bill’s summary was not updated to reflect legislative changes, this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
3 June 2025
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This was the 21st flight for the first stage, including 13 prior Starlink missions, according to a flight summary on SpaceX's website.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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The Rams linebacker delicately gripped a paintbrush, dipped it into a cup of green paint, and began filling the outline of a bird traced onto a wall of an Altadena school rebounding from the Eaton fire.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Stars can be seen shining above the outline of our planet's dense, gaseous atmosphere as the sun sets, while city lights and lightning storms play across the cloudy vista below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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“Recapitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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