summarized

verb

past tense of summarize
as in outlined
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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Recent Examples of summarized Fandom has been around since the advent of mass media, but with that old world dying and the new one (bluntly summarized, its main features are social media plus the tyranny of the algorithm) very much born, now is the time of fangirls. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026 Social media comments summarized by The Takeout suggest many boomers associate understaffing with longer checkout lines, slower service and fewer opportunities for personal interaction with employees. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The Fire Country star summarized the ordeal in the caption for a carousel of selfies from the hospital. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 That means ensuring ballot questions are accurately summarized, comply with applicable legal standards, and satisfy constitutional requirements before they are certified. — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 Benchmark selection rationale, red-team findings and bias audit results, including inconclusive ones, must be documented rather than summarized. — Akash Pugalia, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 France’s frustration can best be summarized by Kylian Mbappé picking up a yellow card for a foul on Spanish goalkeeper Unai Simón. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 For musical theater historians, this shift could be summarized as a handoff from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim, whose postmodern cynicism and fractured narratives better match the tenor of the times. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 July 2026 One guest summarized what went wrong with what was supposed to be the wedding of the year. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarized
  1. outlined
  2. digested
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  • As outlined in the magisterial biography produced by his grandson, Peter Ascoli, and a remarkable documentary by Aviva Kempner, Rosenwald’s accomplishments were breathtaking.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Colorado doctors will still be recommending the long-standing immunization schedule outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlined
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  • This delay is due mainly to the attachment of alpha-gal to fats, which are digested more slowly than proteins.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Papaya Papaya contains an enzyme called papain, which helps the body convert dietary proteins from meat, beans, or fish into amino acids that can be properly digested.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of digested

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