summarize
verb (used with object)
to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
was summarizing
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past progressiveof summarize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One chapter opens by quoting a New York Times review of a Bob Woodward book, including a line directly from the Woodward book, which in itself was summarizing the impressions of an anonymous source.
From Slate β Mar. 23, 2019
The hardest part, he says, was summarizing the 126 cited studies — without using any scientific jargon.
From Nature β Jul. 22, 2014
On the screen, a news commentator was summarizing the day's happenings.
From The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut
