SUMMARIZATION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

summarization

noun

ˌsə-mə-rə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of summarization

as in summary

a short statement of the main points what you wrote goes way beyond a summarization of the speech

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Recent Examples of summarization Different foundation models excel at different tasks-reasoning, coding, summarization, multilingual communication or image generation. — Prajkta Waditwar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Times is playing catch-up to search and summarization tools that have become a common feature of many websites, apps, inboxes, and even other news media organizations. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The tablet also includes a couple of AI features, including Circle to Search and summarization within the Notes app. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026 However, these are designed for powering contextual features like Magic Cue and audio summarization. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for summarization

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summary

Noun

The memo provides a summary of the agreement between Google and Entergy, as well as summaries of testimony provided by Entergy officials in support of the contract.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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