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summarize

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /
VERB
give a rundown
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compile encapsulate epitomize outline recap rehash sum up
STRONG
abridge abstract cipher condense cut digest inventory pare prune recapitulate retrograde review shorten skim snip sum summate trim
WEAK
boil down cut back cut down get to meat give main points précis put in a nutshell run down run through synopsize
Antonyms
STRONG
add enlarge expand increase lengthen
WEAK
break down

Example Sentences

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While some techies use the buzzy AI platform OpenClaw to help book flights or summarize news, one Silicon Valley startup tapped it to stand up a nearly fully autonomous software engineering team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Scientific statements summarize current knowledge and identify areas for further research.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

“Each time samurai would commit the ritual suicide of seppuku, they would first read the death poem they had prepared in order to summarize their life and make sense of it,” Murakami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

To summarize: Your father intended to leave money to your children via trusts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

“Very well, everyone, an excellent lesson. Homework, kindly read the chapter on boggarts and summarize it for me...to be handed in on Monday. That will be all.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.