as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement
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as in to summarize
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 sum-up
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
Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat from New Mexico, summed up Luna’s accusations well.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 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 new paper sums up their thoughts on fatigue resistance, including some speculation on how to improve it.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat from New Mexico, summed up Luna’s accusations well.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
Noun
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Document Decisions: After each meeting, send out a summary of key decisions and action items.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles City Attorney’s office spokesman Ivor Pine said Urías was placed on 36 months of summary probation and ordered to complete 30 days of community labor.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Bakkt plans to realign its business focus on crypto, announcing strategic alternatives for its loyalty business and the sale of Bakkt Trust to Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. This content was summarized by generative artificial intelligence using public filings retrieved from SEC.gov.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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That idea is woven into products like genei, which summarizes information from sources so it can be easily organized and used to write content, and Julius, which performs robust data analysis.—
Isadora Marlow Morgan,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The agency outlined the situation as debate in Springfield heats up over the future of transit.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special emphasis on developing the country’s rapidly expanding film industry.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum-up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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