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
Stacy L. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
One lifelong fan, writer Joe Queenan, sums up the fear shared by many adults that the Beatles had a subversive hold over their children.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 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
This antiquated discussion about women’s prowess behind the camera can be summed up with this: Women’s work as cinematographers is comparable to (and in other cases, better than) men’s.
—Stacy L. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
One lifelong fan, writer Joe Queenan, sums up the fear shared by many adults that the Beatles had a subversive hold over their children.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
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But Kamara left a short time later, according to the District Attorney’s Office summary of the case.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The social media platform already has agreements with both companies for summaries of Reddit posts to come up in Google searches and ChatGPT responses.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Grande then tried to summarize what went awry in the interview.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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The design approach should follow traditional practices outlined by the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Other rights and protections for students and families are outlined in the procedural safeguards notice, which schools are required to give parents at least once each year.Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum-up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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