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.
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Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2023
Rich Rovito,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The 23-year-old spoke to CNN Sports’ Coy Wire ahead of his nation’s first group stage match and summed up the feelings about playing in a World Cup on home soil.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Noun
Other amenities include daily videos and photos of all your activities and a weekly sum-up video.
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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.
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Chris Megerian and Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2023
Verb
Phillies manager Don Mattingly summed up the task at hand for his offense before the game.
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Rich Rovito,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
The 23-year-old spoke to CNN Sports’ Coy Wire ahead of his nation’s first group stage match and summed up the feelings about playing in a World Cup on home soil.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum-up
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According to a summary of the agreement released by the city Friday, Los Angeles World Airports, the Port of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power would need to enter into their own service agreements with LA28.
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
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Could the model summarize a contract, answer a customer, support an analyst or a clinician?
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.
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The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection division of forestry has outlined a new forest management plan for the 3,735-acre state forest.
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Following his first meeting at the helm Wednesday, Warsh outlined the plan — a sprawling, ambitious endeavor entailing five task forces that will utilize resources and experts within the Fed and from the outside.
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