as in summary
a short statement of the main points
a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
in summing up the evidence against the defendant, the district attorney presented fact after damning fact
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Recent Examples of sum-up
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
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Third-judge twist Host Alfonso Ribero revealed during the review of Alix Earle's dance that the third judge to critique a celebrity after each dance can only sum up their thoughts in one word.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 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 exciting potential of the new technology, which is called a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), can be neatly summed up by its specific impulse, which describes how efficient a rocket is at generating thrust.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Third-judge twist Host Alfonso Ribero revealed during the review of Alix Earle's dance that the third judge to critique a celebrity after each dance can only sum up their thoughts in one word.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
Noun
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The description herein is a summary and intended for informational purposes only and does not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the policies described.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To summarize, the protagonist, lost in hopeless days, eventually stumbles upon a deserted dance hall.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to the Defense Department’s press office, which outlined the new rules last month, reporters covering the Pentagon must sign a pledge not to obtain or use unauthorized material (even if the information is unclassified).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Let’s start by outlining the situation that motivated inflation, what the idea of inflation is, and what the theory does (and doesn’t) predict, both generically and in gory detail.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Sum-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum-up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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