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
Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
With the latter two films, their awards appeal can be summed up more simply as the box office successes that proved audiences were still open to original stories.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 27 June 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
Billy Ray Cyrus has appeared to sum up his feelings about his ongoing divorce from Firerose in one word.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
With the latter two films, their awards appeal can be summed up more simply as the box office successes that proved audiences were still open to original stories.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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