RECAPPING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recapping

verb

present participle of recap

as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) please recap the highlights of the game for me

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Recent Examples of recapping Planning a project, recapping a meeting or telling others about company goals can create a sense of achievement before anything has actually been achieved. — James Davis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Actress Niecy Nash shared a video on Instagram recapping the night. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026 She was interviewed at the event by Spanish outlet Woman Madame Figaro, which described her as a 21-year-old influencer in an article recapping the event. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 June 2026 That’s when Wie West started recapping her days on the range and in the gym with her 6-year-old each night. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Dunne later poked fun at her outburst in an Instagram post on Sunday, May 24, recapping her time at Saturday's game, a 5-2 loss for Skenes' Pirates. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026 This morning, The TODAY Show got in on the fun by doing its own Pizza Hut story recapping that the Hut is viral right now. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026 Conklin set the stage for these investigations by recapping some of the events last year that led up to them. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026 The long shots Three months after FIFA selected Kansas City as a host city, Dietrich sent an email to his team with Sporting KC, recapping a meeting they’d had the previous day. — Sam McDowell February 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026

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Employees are increasingly interacting with AI systems to complete tasks, such as creating documents, analyzing information, generating code, summarizing contracts, answering customer questions and supporting operational decisions.

— Syed Ali, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In the sole panel now summarizing Washington’s participation, nearly every paragraph makes some mention of his ostensible antislavery views.

— John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

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The agency’s bid analysis reflects a process in which each Part D sponsor that wants to offer a standalone plan submits a bid to CMS every year, outlining the insurer’s benefits, costs and list of reimbursable medicines.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
This month, a gay rights activist obtained the memo outlining the agreement from the Defense Department after filing a lawsuit, arguing that clarity was of public importance.

— Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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