summed up; summing up; sums up
1
: to be the sum of : bring to a total
10 victories summed up his record
2
a
: to present or show succinctly : summarize
sum up the evidence presented
b
: to assess and then describe briefly : size up
: to present a summary or recapitulation
Synonyms
Examples of sum-up in a Sentence
Noun
a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement
Verb
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
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Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
But Biden, who was to try to showcase NATO’s strength in a sum-up speech Wednesday evening, was not willing to take that step, even as the United States continues to provide more weapons and ammunition than any other country to Ukraine.
—Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
For co-creators — and husband-and-wife team — Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, the recognition for the series, based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, sums up six years of collaboration with an international crew that led to critical acclaim and praise for its authenticity.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Other amenities include daily videos and photos of all your activities and a weekly sum-up video.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024
But Biden, who was to try to showcase NATO’s strength in a sum-up speech Wednesday evening, was not willing to take that step, even as the United States continues to provide more weapons and ammunition than any other country to Ukraine.
—Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
Verb
And though it’s been renewed already for a fourth season, dropping in September, and a subsequent fifth season, season three ends here with the perfect cap that could sum up the entire series if these characters never returned to the screen.
—Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
For co-creators — and husband-and-wife team — Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, the recognition for the series, based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, sums up six years of collaboration with an international crew that led to critical acclaim and praise for its authenticity.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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