summarize

[suhm-uh-rahyz] / ˈsʌm əˌraɪz /

VERB

give a rundown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compile encapsulate epitomize outline recap rehash sum up

STRONG

abridge abstract cipher condense cut digest inventory pare prune recapitulate retrograde review shorten skim snip sum summate trim

WEAK

boil down cut back cut down get to meat give main points précis put in a nutshell run down run through synopsize

Antonyms

STRONG

add enlarge expand increase lengthen

WEAK

break down

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Judge Allison Goddard, a magistrate judge in Southern California, uses AI tools to edit opinions, prepare lists of questions to ask lawyers at hearings and summarize portions of briefs in her written rulings.

From The Wall Street Journal

She started using AI in 2024 to transcribe and summarize her patients’ visits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors have said that the grand jury records in Epstein’s 2019 case consist primarily of testimony from an FBI agent who summarized the government’s evidence, along with a PowerPoint presentation and call logs.

From Salon

More doctors are using AI to transcribe and summarize your medical visit.

From The Wall Street Journal

It may omit relevant information while summarizing, mix up who is speaking and misinterpret context—such as missing nonverbal cues.

From The Wall Street Journal

summarize

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