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
Justice Department attorney Tanner Kroeger read through a summary of the allegations against Bolton, and recapped his use of messaging apps and email to distribute the diary entries to two family members.
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Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The attorney, who spoke to AP under the condition of anonymity due to the country's strict media laws and military-run government, recapped the events of Supasirivisan's most recent court appearance.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
After reading Gordon recapped his unlikely career path, as a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, who went on to Tulane University.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Our team recapped them all here.
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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.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Klum recapped their romantic outing in a new Instagram post shared on Monday, March 30.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
And film critic Alissa Wilkinson recapped the evening for The New York Times, alongside Manohla Dargis.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Marissa has those details, and our colleagues at USA TODAY have the rest of the SOTU recapped.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel,
Des Moines Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The attorney, who spoke to AP under the condition of anonymity due to the country's strict media laws and military-run government, recapped the events of Supasirivisan's most recent court appearance.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
After reading Gordon recapped his unlikely career path, as a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, who went on to Tulane University.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 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.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
Klum recapped their romantic outing in a new Instagram post shared on Monday, March 30.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
And film critic Alissa Wilkinson recapped the evening for The New York Times, alongside Manohla Dargis.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Marissa has those details, and our colleagues at USA TODAY have the rest of the SOTU recapped.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel,
Des Moines Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recapped
Verb
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The property experience, the digital experience and the value proposition all become searchable, summarized and compared.
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The really fascinating thing to me was that this letter was sent the same day that the meeting happened that the memo summarized.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
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