recapitulation

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And the judge said the appeal bid did not add to the claim but was a "recapitulation of the case" that had previously been brought.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Taking a page from the vacation school example, we should imagine it as a respite from the academic year rather than simply a recapitulation or extension of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

That first half-hour of testimony was sort of a microcosmic recapitulation of Palin’s 2008 debut on the national stage.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2022

So in a way it's a recapitulation of previous work, but enriched by ideas that are very recent.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2021

There is, I think, a kind of recapitulation that occurs in our individual intellectual developments as well.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan