Definition of sum-up
: summary
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First Known Use of sum-up
1894
sum up
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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If one anecdote can sum up how good the current Mazda MX-5 Miata is, consider the following.
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To sum up, the Space Council members say potential adversaries have created threats and the United States needs to catch up.
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One chart from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the gold standard for health policy polling, sums up why there is any debate at all about the meaning of Medicare-for-all.
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While the result of the group’s outbursts might be a little far-fetched for the real world, the hilarious sketch does an amazing job of summing up many current and former Kanye fans' feelings.
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That’s how John Oliver summed up his segment on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last night.
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The shorthand for summing up an executive’s tenure is comparing what an investor might have earned in an index fund instead of in the company.
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The Real Madrid man endured a difficult evening as his side stuttered to a 1-1 draw against a resilient Iran side and his penalty miss summed up his evening.
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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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