summed up; summing up; sums 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
Noun
a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement
Verb
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
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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
Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The reason can be summed up in three words: Ronald Acuña Jr.
The 27-year-old, four-time All-Star missed most of last season with a torn ACL in his left knee — three years after suffering the same injury in his right one.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 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 street party summed up everything this season has been about.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The reason can be summed up in three words: Ronald Acuña Jr.
The 27-year-old, four-time All-Star missed most of last season with a torn ACL in his left knee — three years after suffering the same injury in his right one.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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