as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?
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Recent Examples of encapsulated
Emery’s instructions were both too late and encapsulated the failings of his side.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Everything weird about the 2020 Draft is encapsulated in that image.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
To be honest, 'Veils' really encapsulated [the album], particularly because of the word.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Hansen, a Canadian mission specialist on Artemis II, encapsulated the sentiment.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Nearly 500 interviews with couples from 1937 through the 1980s, the breadth of which daughter Dorothy sorts through over a season, her father’s life’s work encapsulated in 25 large cardboard boxes.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
No other sequence this year has better encapsulated why the Nuggets desperately need Gordon healthy.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
In many ways, the mozzarella cart encapsulated the Hypsi experience.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The viability tests on spores encapsulated in perlite indicated that virtually all spores were alive.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Everything weird about the 2020 Draft is encapsulated in that image.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
To be honest, 'Veils' really encapsulated [the album], particularly because of the word.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Hansen, a Canadian mission specialist on Artemis II, encapsulated the sentiment.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Nearly 500 interviews with couples from 1937 through the 1980s, the breadth of which daughter Dorothy sorts through over a season, her father’s life’s work encapsulated in 25 large cardboard boxes.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
No other sequence this year has better encapsulated why the Nuggets desperately need Gordon healthy.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
In many ways, the mozzarella cart encapsulated the Hypsi experience.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
The viability tests on spores encapsulated in perlite indicated that virtually all spores were alive.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulated
Verb
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Activities of journalists in relation to sources are often summarized under the terms of newsgathering or sourcing.—
Florian Wintterlin,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The district maintains an anti-bullying policy outlined in its student handbook.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors outlined the evidence against Hisham Abugharbieh in a motion for his pretrial detention, filed Saturday.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Encapsulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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