summarize
verb (used with object)
to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
is summarizing
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present progressiveof summarize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Used vehicle seller CarMax is summarizing thousands of customer reviews with the same “generative” AI technology that powers the popular chatbot ChatGPT.
From Seattle Times β Mar. 8, 2023
The president is summarizing two decades of U.S. policy in a few sentences, and it’s unclear exactly what time period he is referring to when he says the policy “began to morph.”
From Washington Post β Aug. 23, 2021
This month, the Danish national newspaper, Berlingske, published the transcript of an audio recording in which a senior Faroe Islands official is summarizing one of the meetings.
From New York Times β Dec. 20, 2019
It’s a strange, troubling performance that’s more worth watching than it is summarizing.
From Time β Jun. 23, 2016
J. P. Mathews, of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, is summarizing the physical characteristics, especially water mass characteristics and dynamics, of Glacier Bay.
From Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska by United States Department of Commerce
