as in to outline
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the closing minute of the newscast summarizes the main story of the day
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The Bee’s review identified cases of improper attribution, primarily in background and context paragraphs summarizing public information.
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Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
So, to summarize, Nike expects no net sales growth over the coming 12 months but is trading > 35x forward earnings estimates.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Perplexity gathers the information, summarizes it, presents it, and takes follow-up questions to dig deeper.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
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Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
So, to summarize, Nike expects no net sales growth over the coming 12 months but is trading > 35x forward earnings estimates.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Perplexity gathers the information, summarizes it, presents it, and takes follow-up questions to dig deeper.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for summarize
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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