as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Recent Examples of recapped
The comedians recapped the content creators' ongoing beef, which came to a head when Cooper called out Earle in a TikTok shared on April 13.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Our team recapped them all here.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump’s post included a Mediaite article that recapped a CNN broadcast in which journalist Harry Enten shared favorability ratings of both the president and Carlson.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Klum recapped their romantic outing in a new Instagram post shared on Monday, March 30.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
And film critic Alissa Wilkinson recapped the evening for The New York Times, alongside Manohla Dargis.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Marissa has those details, and our colleagues at USA TODAY have the rest of the SOTU recapped.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 25 Feb. 2026
At the medal ceremony, the Russian compatriots exchanged cool handshakes as TV commentators recapped their sordid history.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
When Abrams and Vogue recapped the night with carousels of pics, both led with images of Storrie.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Our team recapped them all here.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump’s post included a Mediaite article that recapped a CNN broadcast in which journalist Harry Enten shared favorability ratings of both the president and Carlson.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Klum recapped their romantic outing in a new Instagram post shared on Monday, March 30.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
And film critic Alissa Wilkinson recapped the evening for The New York Times, alongside Manohla Dargis.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Marissa has those details, and our colleagues at USA TODAY have the rest of the SOTU recapped.
—Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 25 Feb. 2026
At the medal ceremony, the Russian compatriots exchanged cool handshakes as TV commentators recapped their sordid history.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
When Abrams and Vogue recapped the night with carousels of pics, both led with images of Storrie.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapped
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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
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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
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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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