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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
Aidan Kuroski, Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist, summed up the rain forecast in five words. Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025 In fact, natural is the word to sum up Chapman, a host who, like Artie Bucco, could be described as warm and convivial, who rarely fails to ask piercing questions devoid of cliches and has a relaxed but authoritative style. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sum-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
Noun
  • Over time, as AI tools became more integrated into our daily workflows—think live financial reporting or even inviting AI agents to meetings (remember AI doesn’t have a career at stake) to provide unbiased summaries—employee trust grew, and skepticism diminished.
    Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • They’re handed last month’s P&L and a cash flow summary, and assume that’s enough.
    Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Antonio Torres then summarized his claims, saying Geller had signed off on athletes in similar situations in the past.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Evaluating Oracle across Growth, Profitability, Financial Stability, and Downturn Resilience suggests the company retains a strong operating and financial base, as summarized below.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The speakers and attendees outlined their vision for the world at a time when national conservatism has reached its zenith of influence.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, the majority of districts, like Porter Township where Watkin now works, did not report any injuries despite the requirements outlined in House Enrolled Act 1591.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

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