Examples of recap in a Sentence
Noun (1)
after a recap of this morning's meeting, we can discuss the issues that were raised
Verb (1)
please recap the highlights of the game for me
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Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 21 July 2025
The band did, however, post a recap of the show, minus the incident, on their Instagram page which now has thousands of comments and over 1 million likes.
—James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 16 July 2025
On Thursday, an attorney for the prosecution spent four and a half hours recapping the elements of the case and explaining to the jury how evidence and testimony relate to the five charges in the indictment issued in September.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Noun
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—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 21 July 2025
The band did, however, post a recap of the show, minus the incident, on their Instagram page which now has thousands of comments and over 1 million likes.
—James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Verb
The star's comment was added under Gellar's own post recapping the premiere, with no photo or mention of Hewitt.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 16 July 2025
On Thursday, an attorney for the prosecution spent four and a half hours recapping the elements of the case and explaining to the jury how evidence and testimony relate to the five charges in the indictment issued in September.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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“Recap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recap. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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recap
1 of 4 verb
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap 
ri-ˈkap
recapped; recapping
: recapitulate
now, to recap the news
recap
2 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
: a brief summary : recapitulation
recap
4 of 4 noun
re·cap
ˈrē-ˌkap
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