summarizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of summarize
as in outlines
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 summarizes Adobe Stock Every time someone asks an AI model a question, summarizes a document or generates a piece of code, tokens are being consumed. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 In many cases, user behavior may be influenced by whether a source is cited, if a brand is mentioned, or if an answer summarizes the topic accurately. — Matthew Kayser, IndyStar, 23 July 2026 The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 9 July 2026 That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026 That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 The slow pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be counted. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 The slow counting pace is due to a law that requires each ballot and each tally sheet, which summarizes the votes from each polling station, to be taken to one of more than 100 offices to be tallied. — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Among those records was the Board of Nursing order, which summarizes a state investigation into nurse anesthetist John Stevenson, who settled the case against him by signing the document in November. — Brett Kelman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summarizes
  1. outlines
  2. reprises
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  • The league could scramble and put a clause into the rulebook that outlines who can and cannot play in the WNBA.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The expansion is part of CMPD’s facilities strategic plan, which outlines renovations and construction goals through 2035.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlines
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  • Joining them are Thaddeus LaGrone as Brad, Noah Beck as Luke and Brooks Nader as Selene while David Chokachi reprises the role of Cody Madison and Livvy Dunne portrays Grace.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jeremy Swift returns as Higgins, and Brett Goldstein reprises his role of the grumpy former footballer, Roy Kent.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of reprises

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