as in outlines
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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Recent Examples of summarizes
The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the research summarizes the prevailing trends in device structure design identified by the research community.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Last year, Apple unveiled a set of customizable tools that rely on generative AI, including a language feature that summarizes messages as well as an image generator.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
His wife pauses, smiles, then adds a note that summarizes everything.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The product, which summarizes search results, now has about two billion monthly users across more than 200 countries, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's quarterly earnings call.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Published in Nano-Micro Letters, the research summarizes the prevailing trends in device structure design identified by the research community.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Last year, Apple unveiled a set of customizable tools that rely on generative AI, including a language feature that summarizes messages as well as an image generator.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
His wife pauses, smiles, then adds a note that summarizes everything.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The product, which summarizes search results, now has about two billion monthly users across more than 200 countries, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said during the company's quarterly earnings call.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
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An asthma action plan is a form that outlines what to do when symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, fatigue or abdominal pain occur.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Based on this experience, this article outlines four strategies for building regional hubs that create sustainable competitive advantages.—
Kevin Cushnie,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Camille Cottin reprises her role as Andréa, the force-of-nature agent from the series who in the film is an aspiring director.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meryl Streep as Loretta Durkin Streep reprises her role as Loretta, an actor and now-wife of Oliver.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Summarizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarizes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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