Definition of sum-up
: summary
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First Known Use of sum-up
1894
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Definition of sum 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
Examples of sum up in a Sentence
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
Recent Examples of sum up from the Web
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That goes for more than just baseball, and might best sum up Illig's hesitation to push for, or even look into, owning a potential NBA or NHL team here.
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So, to sum up: Keep a constant watch for caterpillar damage (holes in leaves) and caterpillars in the garden.
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So, to sum up: Checking out the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes can be both fun, and profitable.
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Those were the two main points that came out as Redick summed up his season Thursday.
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At a meeting Wednesday, the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council approved a Multiyear Implementation Plan (MIF) summing up $192,416,759 in projects.
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In November, 2017, Jay-Z, who is very close to the rapper, penned an op-ed for the New York Times summing up the issues advocates have with Meek's case.
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Pollack told reporters, summing up the viewpoints of the control board.
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What's more, the latest TV trifecta happens to say it all, neatly summing up the shape of the race and revealing more about the candidates' strategies for survival than your average report from the trail.
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First Known Use of sum up
15th century
sum up Synonyms
Synonyms
abstract, boil down, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, summarize, wrap up;
Near Antonyms
elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract;
amplify, elaborate (on or upon), enlarge (on or upon), expand, supplement;
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