summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsə-mə-ˌrīz 
summarized; summarizing
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
Examples of summarize in a Sentence
I would like to take a moment to summarize the facts that I presented earlier.
He summarized by saying we needed better planning and implementation.
To summarize, we need better schools.
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Perplexity gathers the information, summarizes it, presents it, and takes follow-up questions to dig deeper.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
To summarize the rest would take a couple more columns-worth of length.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the most notable innovation is Apple Intelligence, where artificial intelligence can help save time by summarizing voice memos, improving writing before it's sent, and summarizing messages.
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Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2025
In the Thursday and Friday editions, the newspaper summarized some of the responses.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
To summarize the rest would take a couple more columns-worth of length.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the most notable innovation is Apple Intelligence, where artificial intelligence can help save time by summarizing voice memos, improving writing before it's sent, and summarizing messages.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for summarize
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“Summarize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summarize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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summarize
verb
sum·ma·rize
ˈsəm-ə-ˌrīz
summarized; summarizing
1
: to tell in or reduce to a summary
2
: to make a summary
summarizer
noun
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