as in summarized
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 summed up
Peyton Watson’s week — A-minus Come to think of it, if there was ever a stat line that summed up Watson’s ceiling, at least from a production standpoint, Thursday might have pretty well nailed it.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Wilson’s whole deal might best be summed up as an ongoing riff on the absurdity of living and trying to make art in capitalism.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The entire speculation could be summed up in one sentence that has nothing to do with Reaves or Jackson.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
It’s summed up by the grandfather at the end in his line about the power of storytelling.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The herks and jerks, the highs and lows, the lack of consistency that has summed up so much of McCarthy’s season reared their oft-ugly heads.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
To many strategists, that moment summed up the problem.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
One commenter summed up the irony of the situation.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Robin Roberts is proud of the show's mission, all summed up by the title.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Wilson’s whole deal might best be summed up as an ongoing riff on the absurdity of living and trying to make art in capitalism.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
The entire speculation could be summed up in one sentence that has nothing to do with Reaves or Jackson.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
It’s summed up by the grandfather at the end in his line about the power of storytelling.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The herks and jerks, the highs and lows, the lack of consistency that has summed up so much of McCarthy’s season reared their oft-ugly heads.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
To many strategists, that moment summed up the problem.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
One commenter summed up the irony of the situation.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Robin Roberts is proud of the show's mission, all summed up by the title.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed up
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Research summarized by Harvard Business Review, drawing on the work of psychologist Richard Mayer, shows that people learn and retain information more effectively when visuals and words are aligned around a central message, and that comprehension drops when visuals distract or overload attention.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Provinzino summarized of their argument.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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Economist Dr Linda Yueh (left) outlined how geopolitics, geo‑economics, and rapid tech changes are reshaping global travel flows.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rutte outlined there would be two work streams going forward regarding the Greenland issue.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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