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
That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
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Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
The slow counting pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be tallied.
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Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story.
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Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
Among those records was the Board of Nursing order, which summarizes a state investigation into nurse anesthetist John Stevenson, who settled the case against him by signing the document in November.
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Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Airbnb said its chatbot tool can now fix booking issues within the chat, and the company is adding an AI feature that summarizes guest reviews.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Neither firm responded to a request to confirm that the museum’s statement completely summarizes the results of its investigation.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.
—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
The slow counting pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be tallied.
—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story.
—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
3 June 2026
Among those records was the Board of Nursing order, which summarizes a state investigation into nurse anesthetist John Stevenson, who settled the case against him by signing the document in November.
—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Airbnb said its chatbot tool can now fix booking issues within the chat, and the company is adding an AI feature that summarizes guest reviews.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Neither firm responded to a request to confirm that the museum’s statement completely summarizes the results of its investigation.
—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
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Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
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The law outlines an appeals process and allows for people on the registry to apply for expungement after three years.
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Helena Bonham Carter reprises her role as Eudoria, while Sharon Duncan-Brewster portrays a cartoonish Moriarty.
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While Sink is new to the franchise, Holland reprises his role as the titular superhero, whose real name is Peter Parker.
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