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
Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In a popular thread on the Google Pixel Reddit sub, the top comment summed up the community’s frustration.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 July 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
This is the first play on the South Carolina tape and sums up Perkins’ game:
Despite the eye candy in the backfield, Perkins reads the tight end screen off play action and showcases burst to close for what should have been a tackle for loss.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In a popular thread on the Google Pixel Reddit sub, the top comment summed up the community’s frustration.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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