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
Mikal Bridges stood at his locker after the Knicks completed a 4-0 second-round sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday and summed up the biggest difference between this Knicks team and the flawed, inconsistent versions of years past.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Joshua Kloke summed up the mood with the threat to the MLS franchise’s future intensifying.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, summed up the sheer notoriety of his client.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Lally paused, then summed up the sentiment with a laugh.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Heather Freeland, LinkedIn’s Chief Brand Officer, summed up why Mendoza fits the platform so well.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Andrew Bulakowski, Cape May County Commissioner Vice-Director, summed up the excitement perfectly.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the students summed up the experience perfectly.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Joshua Kloke summed up the mood with the threat to the MLS franchise’s future intensifying.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer summed up the fan response to that Erceg foul-mouthed slip-up.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, summed up the sheer notoriety of his client.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Lally paused, then summed up the sentiment with a laugh.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Heather Freeland, LinkedIn’s Chief Brand Officer, summed up why Mendoza fits the platform so well.
—Ryan Brennan
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Andrew Bulakowski, Cape May County Commissioner Vice-Director, summed up the excitement perfectly.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the students summed up the experience perfectly.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed up
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The effect is strongest when caffeine is consumed in the afternoon or evening, according to research summarized in the 2018 National Library of Medicine review.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
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Celebrated author Curtis Sittenfeld neatly and maybe unintentionally summarized the discourse in the first paragraph of her New York Times review of Melissa Bank’s novel The Wonder Spot, published in 2005.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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The countries of Asia are commonly grouped into five subregions—East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Western Asia (the Middle East)—as outlined below.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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On May 4 Ireland became the 66th nation to sign NASA’s Artemis Accords, which call for the peaceful, cooperative human exploration of the moon and Mars, as outlined by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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