RECAPITULATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recapitulating

verb

present participle of recapitulate

as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the professor told the students that their papers should not recapitulate the whole plot but should rather discuss in detail one particular incident they thought was interesting

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That includes a section summarizing the plan to have new Florida residents, who move after 2026, wait five years before benefiting from the higher homestead exemption.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
The real value isn't summarizing an itinerary or generating a route.

— Ishraq Khan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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The companies signed a term sheet outlining plans to develop South Korea’s first commercial Natrium plant and explore further international deployment.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Specifically 6,500 words outlining ways to spread the wealth and opportunity from AI to all people, including skeptics such as residents of communities that host data centers.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

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