as in summaries
a short statement of the main points
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
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as in summarizes
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 recaps
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The network will air live coverage during afternoons and weekend mornings, with primetime highlights and recaps hosted by Mike Tirico.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Besides the teams’ own social media output, captured from inside the track, and F1 itself issuing some recaps, the primary footage of the test has come through ultra-zoomed videos captured by those staking out the nearby hills.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
For decades, betting lines sometimes appeared alongside colorful game recaps in the newspaper; now most sports outlets openly drive readers to betting apps and are littered with articles that focus on numbers over narrative.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Stay tuned for recaps and reviews of the latest shows across London, Paris and New York as the season continues to unfold.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Welcome to our new weekly recaps of Tell Me Lies, a show about horrible people doing horrible things to one another that somehow ends with everyone in the same bridal party in 2015.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
The network began as recaps, but grew to also begin featuring commentary, interviews and community events for all sorts of reality TV loyalists.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Rueb has also been hitting the nightly basketball recaps harder than ever.
—Jacob Rousseau, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Clyburn’s history lesson on the first eight Black representatives recaps the playbook used to strip Black wealth.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Here, our Real Madrid correspondent Mario Cortegana recaps the club’s transfer business.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Weekly recaps auto-generate progress summaries.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Across the room, there were groups of players engaging in detailed offseason recaps.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The network will air live coverage during afternoons and weekend mornings, with primetime highlights and recaps hosted by Mike Tirico.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Besides the teams’ own social media output, captured from inside the track, and F1 itself issuing some recaps, the primary footage of the test has come through ultra-zoomed videos captured by those staking out the nearby hills.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
For decades, betting lines sometimes appeared alongside colorful game recaps in the newspaper; now most sports outlets openly drive readers to betting apps and are littered with articles that focus on numbers over narrative.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Stay tuned for recaps and reviews of the latest shows across London, Paris and New York as the season continues to unfold.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Welcome to our new weekly recaps of Tell Me Lies, a show about horrible people doing horrible things to one another that somehow ends with everyone in the same bridal party in 2015.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
The network began as recaps, but grew to also begin featuring commentary, interviews and community events for all sorts of reality TV loyalists.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Rueb has also been hitting the nightly basketball recaps harder than ever.
—Jacob Rousseau, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Get Morning Squawk directly in your inbox CNBC’s Morning Squawk recaps the biggest stories investors should know before the stock market opens, every weekday morning.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Clyburn’s history lesson on the first eight Black representatives recaps the playbook used to strip Black wealth.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Here, our Real Madrid correspondent Mario Cortegana recaps the club’s transfer business.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Weekly recaps auto-generate progress summaries.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recaps
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Bondi had a binder at the ready of stats and crime summaries ready to hurl at lawmakers during the contentious hearing, but members are unnerved that DOJ apparently tracked their searches to have at the ready.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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The story summaries above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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With this one line, Julian neatly summarizes the direction Volpe’s film is about to take.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
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Every month, the agent effectively proactively summarizes their performance to our point of contact.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Through documentary works and material, the exhibition outlines the complex interplay between traditional Chinese philosophies and the new worldview forged by intelligent machines.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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And the American health care system isn't set up to help people get through it, Mauldin outlines in the book, by way of inaccessible health care, lack of caregiver supports, expensive treatments and an overall de-valuing of sick people and those with disabilities.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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