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
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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
Simon Perry, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
These posts appeared to come mostly from accounts that have expressed far-left views, but some came from far-right accounts as well, noted Tobita Chow, a climate activist whose post summing up the sentiment reached millions of accounts.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 Dec. 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
At Kate's Together at Christmas concert, the royal placed a letter on each seat that summed up the theme of love and kindness.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
These posts appeared to come mostly from accounts that have expressed far-left views, but some came from far-right accounts as well, noted Tobita Chow, a climate activist whose post summing up the sentiment reached millions of accounts.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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