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Synonyms for sum-up
Synonyms: Noun
abstract, breviary, brief, capsule, conspectus, digest, encapsulation, epitome, inventory, outline, précis, recap, recapitulation, résumé (or resume), roundup, run-through, rundown, sum, summa, summarization, summary, summing-up, synopsis, wrap-up
Synonyms: Verb
abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, summarize, synopsize, wrap up
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Examples of sum-up in a Sentence
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in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning factRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Figuring out the share of each user’s streams that went to each artist is much more computationally intensive, and thus expensive, than just summing up all the streams. — Dan Kopf, Quartz, "Your Spotify and Apple Music subscriptions pay artists you never listen to," 11 July 2019 Visibly delighted by her Mugler moment, Hadid praised the designer on social media, summing up her feelings with a succinct shout out. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Bella Hadid Meets Her Match in Vintage Mugler," 14 June 2019 To sum up, unless current trends change dramatically, the economic life of the Carmichael mine is unlikely to be more than a decade—nowhere near enough to recover a A$2 billion investment. — John Quiggin, Quartz India, "Why is this Indian billionaire splurging on an Australian mine guaranteed to lose money?," 6 June 2019 The Instagram account @commentsbycelebs posted one response from actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna that perfectly summed up the Internet's thoughts on the revealing photo. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "Channing Tatum Posted a Naked Photo to Instagram After Losing a Bet to Jessie J," 3 May 2019 But the one place that best sums up Serenbe is unassuming: a wood walkway over what looks like a green meadow (and a popular place for high school prom photos). — Diana Budds, Curbed, "This suburban utopia is all about worshipping nature," 14 June 2019 Dern’s driving angry fast with no hands on the wheel, which sums up Big Little Lies season 2. — Darren Franich, EW.com, "Big Little Lies season 2 is brilliantly acted and all over the place: EW review," 5 June 2019 Adam captioned the photo with three fire emojis, which sums up our thoughts exactly. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Adam Levine's Latest Instagram Post Has Everyone Talking About His Fashion Choices," 28 Jan. 2019 The Season 1 finale gave us this line, which basically sums up the show in a nutshell. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "'Killing Eve' Season Two Finally Has a Release Date. Here's Everything We Know.," 5 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sum-up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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