as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
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Recent Examples of sum-up
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
Nate Rau, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
Zoom in: The Metro Council vote on the police department's Fusus contract sums up the realignment.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
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But Kamara left a short time later, according to the District Attorney’s Office summary of the case.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The social media platform already has agreements with both companies for summaries of Reddit posts to come up in Google searches and ChatGPT responses.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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My response: His gripe could be summarized as: What's better than nine bids?Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Based on a series of stakeholder meetings in summer 2023, public input and consultant analysis, the report outlines some 220 action steps.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
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But for long-term milestones, outline a broader, more comprehensive vision with flexible, adaptive timelines that require regular review and adjustment in response to market, business, and technological changes.Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum-up. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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