summarize

Example Sentences

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Scientific statements summarize current knowledge and identify areas for further research.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Did anyone summarize decisions and assign next steps?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Staff are using AI tools to draft documents, summarize research, and assist with coding, he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“Each time samurai would commit the ritual suicide of seppuku, they would first read the death poem they had prepared in order to summarize their life and make sense of it,” Murakami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“It’s simple reading comprehension. Read the paragraph and summarize, in a couple of sentences, what it was about. That’s it. It’s not rocket science.”

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi