as in summary
a short statement of the main points
will begin his presentation with a recapitulation of the research done on the disease up to this point
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Recent Examples of recapitulation
The life cycle of the frog resembles a recapitulation of fish becoming amphibians, over eons.
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023
The former is the position that humankind derives from one single pair or population (the former a straightforward recapitulation of the standard Abrahamic model).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011
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Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Because such change is universal in the natural world, and because photography is now 180 years old, recapitulation of historical photographs has gained traction in many fields.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
Former intelligence officials who served Democratic administrations in the past were even less reserved in their assessment of the threat posed by the recapitulation of the Taliban’s regime.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2023
The former is the position that humankind derives from one single pair or population (the former a straightforward recapitulation of the standard Abrahamic model).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2011
See All Example Sentences for recapitulation
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“Recapitulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recapitulation. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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