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
Synonyms
Examples of sum-up in a Sentence
Verb
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
Radar is a weekly sum-up of things to see and do at Orlando’s theme parks and attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Breyer sums up textualism and originalism as attempts to make judicial reasoning a science and to make law a list of rules.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
By Alex Edelman April 5, 2024 9:00 AM EDT
For promotional purposes, I am often asked to sum up Just For Us.
—Alex Edelman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Bottom Line To sum up, CBD capsules and pills are products in high demand.
—All Cbd Naturals, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
That about sums up South’s play at today’s four spades.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Prom is about making memories, and these quotes and captions sum up prom night perfectly.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
About three hours before his team took the field to officially start the 2024 season, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker summed up what this day meant perfectly.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Ten years ago, our online identities could be summed up on a business card.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
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
Radar is a weekly sum-up of things to see and do at Orlando’s theme parks and attractions.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
Verb
The sense of unguarded affection perfectly sums up Don’t Forget Me.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Breyer sums up textualism and originalism as attempts to make judicial reasoning a science and to make law a list of rules.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
By Alex Edelman April 5, 2024 9:00 AM EDT
For promotional purposes, I am often asked to sum up Just For Us.
—Alex Edelman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Bottom Line To sum up, CBD capsules and pills are products in high demand.
—All Cbd Naturals, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
That about sums up South’s play at today’s four spades.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Prom is about making memories, and these quotes and captions sum up prom night perfectly.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
About three hours before his team took the field to officially start the 2024 season, Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker summed up what this day meant perfectly.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Ten years ago, our online identities could be summed up on a business card.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum-up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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