{"id":15785,"date":"2024-12-18T12:39:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w3webschool.com\/blog\/?p=15785"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T07:11:56","slug":"summarizing-vs-rewriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w3webschool.com\/blog\/summarizing-vs-rewriting\/","title":{"rendered":"Summarizing Vs. Rewriting: What\u2019s The Key Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15785\" class=\"elementor elementor-15785\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-679c434 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"679c434\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6883df5\" data-id=\"6883df5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7987361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"7987361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ul class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs hfe-breadcrumbs-show-home\"><li class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-item hfe-breadcrumbs-first\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3webschool.com\/blog\"><span class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e6e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summarizing Vs. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8e2482d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__8e2482d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__8e2482d\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c40480\" data-id=\"9c40480\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bba3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bba3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you confused about how summarizing and rewriting differ? If yes, you are not alone. It is also confusing for many writers, students, and even some business professionals. While both deal with restating an existing piece of content, they have key differences that are essential to understand. With a strong grip on both concepts, it becomes easy to make the most of them. So, why not have a comparative analysis between them? Wouldn\u2019t it be helpful for you? If yes, come along to explore more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad53c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ad53c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summarizing &amp; Rewriting\u2014An Introduction\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91397c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91397c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we go into the depth of these concepts, let\u2019s first briefly introduce both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89e012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a89e012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summarizing\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2a989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d2a989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarizing refers to condensing an existing piece of content. In simple words, it mainly involves compacting information without losing key points. In this technique, the aim is usually to restate the already present information in a way that becomes short but contains the core message.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2eb727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2eb727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rewriting\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b7048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b7048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, rewriting is a skill that requires you to rewrite a sentence, paragraph, or the whole document uniquely. It focuses on giving a new touch to existing material while retaining the message as it was. To put it simply, it is another term used for rephrasing content without losing meaning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513991c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513991c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summarizing Vs. Rewriting: Key Dissimilarities \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32adaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32adaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have learned the basics of both terms, it is time to dive into their differences. So, let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b268c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03b268c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a422e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a422e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of summarizing, the only purpose is to extract the main points from the long text. It is mainly used to provide a quick glimpse of the lengthy document. So, it is primarily best when you need to present a brief version of a file to anyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, rewriting is utilized for different objectives. For instance, some people use it to clarify complex information, while others use this technique to avoid plagiarism. Even that it can also be helpful in situations when you want to refresh old content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c8d658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c8d658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Text Length \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5079fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5079fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you summarize text, the length of the summarized content is always less than the original one. It depends on your needs to what extent you want to shorten the length of your summary. For instance, in some cases, the summary could be half the length of the source file.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the length doesn\u2019t need to be changed in case of rewriting. Instead, you have to restate content in nearly the same amount of words as the source text. This is because you are not supposed to miss any details while rephrasing content, especially the longer ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732acac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"732acac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Level Of Detail \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913d8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"913d8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarizing focuses on retaining the most important details only. You can\u2019t add any unnecessary information that has nothing to do with the main theme. Instead, when you summarize a paragraph, essay, or article, you provide a broader view with key points.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, every detail is kept as it is when you rewrite content. Even that you can\u2019t miss a single idea. However, you may use your own voice to clarify things further. But you have to preserve all of the points mentioned in the original text while using unique wording.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a02033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a02033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structure \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7043397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7043397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While rewriting, you usually write the information in the same flow as the source file. The headings and subheadings remain the same; only the wording and sentence pattern of the body content change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In contrast, every detail is kept as it is when you rewrite content. Even that, you can\u2019t miss a single idea. However, you may inject your own voice to further clarify things. But you have to preserve all of the points mentioned in the original text while using unique wording.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfcc45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dfcc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turnaround Time\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77406dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77406dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The turnaround time depends on how long the text you need to write is. So, it clearly indicates that summarizing requires less time. However, it may vary depending on to what extent you want to shorten the text. For instance, longer summaries take more time than shorter ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of rewriting a document, you have to spend a sufficient amount of time. The longer the text to be rewritten, the more time is required to complete the task. However, for instant rewrites, you can capitalize on an online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paragraphrewriter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paragraph rewriter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It will help you restate the text within seconds without compromising on quality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6c102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a6c102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effective Tips For Summarizing And Rewriting\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2618368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2618368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning the difference is not enough; you should also know how to rewrite or summarize text effectively. That\u2019s why we have listed below some effective tips for both purposes. Let\u2019s look at them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2f934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f2f934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Summarizing Practices\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fbdedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fbdedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go through the entire content carefully so that you can summarize it correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlight the main points while reading the text to be summarized for convenience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State the text in as few words as possible to keep the length of the summary short.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get assistance from an online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summarizingtool.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">summary generator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you struggle to find key points.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure coherence between sentences and paragraphs to bring clarity to the summary.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ea8b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35ea8b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Rewriting Practices\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ba5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53ba5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the source content first to create a base to rewrite it while staying unique.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporate easy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vocabulary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vocabulary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when rewriting text to make it easily understandable.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vary sentence structures to bring an apparent difference in the rewritten version.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t try to mimic the source text; rather, use different wording to be unique.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare the rewritten and original content to ensure there are no similarities.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddca49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ddca49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Sum Up\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1c421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1c421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it in a nutshell, summarizing and rewriting vary in objective, length of text, level of detail, turnaround time, and structure. We have talked about all these factors in detail. Now, we hope that the difference between these concepts is clear to you. So, from now on, it will be easy for you to apply each of these techniques for the right purpose.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Important Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Don\u2019t forget to cite all the original sources while summarizing &amp; rewriting them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bde134e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"bde134e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a27b2 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54a27b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.w3webschool.com\/blog\/write-for-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Write Fo Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Summarizing Vs. 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