summing-up
noun
sum·ming-up
ˌsə-miŋ-ˈəp 
plural summings-up
ˌsə-miŋz-ˈəp
: the act or statement of one who sums up
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Examples of summing-up in a Sentence
there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?
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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.
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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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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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“Summing-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summing-up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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