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
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
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
For Woods, this summed up the overarching narrative of the season.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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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
In summing up the case, Kim Boyle, the lead attorney for the company, told jurors that Blue Cross had not committed fraud.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
For Woods, this summed up the overarching narrative of the season.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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