summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsə-mə-ˌrīz 
summarized; summarizing
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
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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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
Still, Trump is expected to use the opportunity to summarize his early second-term accomplishments.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration sent out a second round of emails on Friday evening demanding all federal employees summarize their work over the past week after the first effort a week ago fizzled amid a wave of confusing directives.
—Valerie Volcovici and Alexandra Alper, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Trying to summarize 100 years of notes for Family Counseling Service, even if neatly compiled in a spreadsheet, is no easy task.
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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