RECAPPING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

recapping

verb

present participle of recap

as in summarizing

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) please recap the highlights of the game for me

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Recent Examples of recapping Then in July, the mom of three shared a post on her Instagram recapping her life lately. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Strong, Fishel, and Friedle now host Pod Meets World, which just finished recapping Boy Meets World and will start recapping Girl Meets World next week. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 Rice quit and went full-time into podcasting, eventually signing with the podcast network Cloud10 and monetizing Murderish, covering developments in the Gilgo Beach serial-killer case and recapping the Domino’s Pizza Murders of the Eighties. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 The system is easy to use when recapping bottles, and the only ongoing maintenance costs are the CO2 capsules, with a six-pack costing just under $50, and each cartridge good for up to seven 750-ml bottles. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 Planning a project, recapping a meeting or telling others about company goals can create a sense of achievement before anything has actually been achieved. — James Davis, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Actress Niecy Nash shared a video on Instagram recapping the night. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026 She was interviewed at the event by Spanish outlet Woman Madame Figaro, which described her as a 21-year-old influencer in an article recapping the event. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 June 2026 That’s when Wie West started recapping her days on the range and in the gym with her 6-year-old each night. — Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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Prosecutors said in 2023 that a report would come out the following year summarizing their investigation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

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Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
While outlining the details of Clancy's suicide attempt, Reddington slapped a quarter on the table and addressed the prosecutors in what appeared to be a direct challenge to the state.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

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