summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsə-mə-ˌrīz 
summarized; summarizing
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
Synonyms
Examples of summarize in a Sentence
I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I presented earlier.
He summarized by saying we needed better planning and implementation.
To summarize, we need better schools.
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In April, Zoom announced its Workplace collaboration tools, which include an AI assistant that summarizes meetings and chats and can also write messages and emails.
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Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
Multiple reviews that summarize all the available research on sleep training show that these practices improve sleep in children, from those under six months through five years old.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
In addition, Slott summarized new regulations that will allow younger employees to convert non-Roth accounts to a Roth account in their 401(k) plan.
—Elliot Raphaelson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
By itself, the opening 10-minute salvo of Harold and the Purple Crayon — Carlos Saldanha’s live-action feature debut — is a thing of rare beauty, a near-perfect stand-alone preface that effortlessly summarizes Crockett Johnson’s 1955 picture book.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
Multiple reviews that summarize all the available research on sleep training show that these practices improve sleep in children, from those under six months through five years old.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
In addition, Slott summarized new regulations that will allow younger employees to convert non-Roth accounts to a Roth account in their 401(k) plan.
—Elliot Raphaelson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
By itself, the opening 10-minute salvo of Harold and the Purple Crayon — Carlos Saldanha’s live-action feature debut — is a thing of rare beauty, a near-perfect stand-alone preface that effortlessly summarizes Crockett Johnson’s 1955 picture book.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 July 2024
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsəm-ə-ˌrīz
summarized; summarizing
1
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
2
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
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