redescribing

verb

present participle of redescribe
as in summarizing

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  1. summarizing
  2. tracing
  3. outlining
  4. suggesting
Verb
  • 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
Definition of summarizing
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  • Guests can borrow cruiser bikes to ride along the 19-mile bike path tracing Lake Superior’s shoreline.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Norway’s monarchy has old roots, tracing its origins to King Harald Fairhair in the ninth century.
    — Jan M. Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracing
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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
Definition of outlining
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  • Several of Chisholm’s teammates were aghast at Flemming also suggesting Red Sox reliever Jovani Morán should throw at Austin Wells in the batter’s box as retaliation.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Davidson teases that Lawrence will make recurring cameos on the series, suggesting that the tables have now turned between the rivals, as the series is set in the present day and accounts for Lawrence’s own star power.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggesting
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“Redescribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redescribing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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