as in to outline
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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The event marked McCarty’s first state of the city, a formal annual address by a city leader that typically summarizes recent achievements and outlines future plans.
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Docs users can draft or rewrite text, translate sections, summarize long passages, or generate images inside the document.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Why this threat matters The Deep Research agent was designed to perform multistep research and summarize online data, but its wide access to third-party apps like Gmail, Google Drive and Dropbox also opened the door to abuse.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Students were encouraged to learn civics through memorizing, reciting, summarizing and applying information, rather than through analyzing and evaluating information, investigating civic issues or engaging in civic action projects.
—Robert Maloy, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
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Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Docs users can draft or rewrite text, translate sections, summarize long passages, or generate images inside the document.
—PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Why this threat matters The Deep Research agent was designed to perform multistep research and summarize online data, but its wide access to third-party apps like Gmail, Google Drive and Dropbox also opened the door to abuse.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Students were encouraged to learn civics through memorizing, reciting, summarizing and applying information, rather than through analyzing and evaluating information, investigating civic issues or engaging in civic action projects.
—Robert Maloy, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
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In July, Wedbush analyst Ives outlined a three-point plan for Tesla’s board to rein in Musk, proposing the board limit the amount of time Musk spends in the political world, as well as set up an oversight committee for the CEO’s political ambitions.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Crystal released its 2024 sustainability report, which outlined gains toward reaching its longer term environmental goals.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson is already providing a breath of fresh air on the heels of the Jayhawks’ hard-to-digest 2024-25 campaign.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gelatin creates a soft, jiggly texture that's easy to digest.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summarize. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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