as in summary
a short statement of the main points
there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?
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as in summarizing
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 summing-up
Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024
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Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-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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The team plans to use AWS technologies including Bedrock to automate content distribution by transcribing, summarizing and sharing press conferences in multiple languages.Robert Kramer, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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In healthcare, for example, Operator might assist radiologists by analyzing imaging reports, cross-referencing the latest research, and summarizing findings.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The book begins by outlining the various methodology around candying, with helpful charts and tips that lean more intuitive than overly technical.The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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For outlining or detailed work, start with a thicker version of the icing.Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Summing-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summing-up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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