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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
The doctor’s last sentence pretty much sums up why people like Gabby Gaytan, parent educator at Family Focus, and Susan Koepke, past president of the Aurora Lions Club, are so passionate about the service organization’s push to grow the preschool numbers of its Children’s Vision Program.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 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
The perfect picnic does exist, and it can be summed up in one tagline: No cake, no entry.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
The doctor’s last sentence pretty much sums up why people like Gabby Gaytan, parent educator at Family Focus, and Susan Koepke, past president of the Aurora Lions Club, are so passionate about the service organization’s push to grow the preschool numbers of its Children’s Vision Program.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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