summarizing

verb

present participle of summarize
as in outlining
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 summarizing That could mean summarizing recent changes in a patient’s condition, surfacing abnormal trends, organizing relevant medications or test results or helping a clinician see what has happened since the last handoff. — Meena Mallipeddi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 In the sole panel now summarizing Washington’s participation, nearly every paragraph makes some mention of his ostensible antislavery views. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 After a 106% annual increase in industry sales in April, sales growth accelerated to 119% in May, JPMorgan noted on Friday, summarizing WSTS data. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The North American Menopause Society issued a position statement the same year summarizing non-hormonal options, signaling that alternatives could be legitimate paths for symptom relief. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 These employees have spent countless hours searching for information across multiple systems, documenting conversations, navigating disconnected workflows, summarizing interactions and completing routine follow-up tasks. — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Given the monumental task of parsing through all of this information, Lenovo is relying heavily on AI to get the job done both for summarizing data and for coding the infrastructure of the entire operation. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 By automating repetitive coding tasks and summarizing thousands of pages of documentation, LLMs let engineers spend more time on high-level designs and solving important issues. — Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizing
  1. outlining
  2. digesting
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  • The agency’s bid analysis reflects a process in which each Part D sponsor that wants to offer a standalone plan submits a bid to CMS every year, outlining the insurer’s benefits, costs and list of reimbursable medicines.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This month, a gay rights activist obtained the memo outlining the agreement from the Defense Department after filing a lawsuit, arguing that clarity was of public importance.
    — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of outlining
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  • Saudi lenders split the difference, with Saudi National Bank ahead of the Tadawul stock exchange, and Alrajhi slightly behind it after digesting higher-than-expected credit costs.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
  • Cottage Cheese Pairing cottage cheese with Greek yogurt combines fast- and slow-digesting dairy proteins.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026
Definition of digesting

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