SUMMED UP Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

summed up

verb

past tense of sum up

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 Mbappe’s second goal against Sweden summed up their razor-sharp connection, latching on to the end of a clever reverse pass and finishing confidently into the far corner. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The true love/hate relationship of Big Brother summed up right there. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 Glanville, whose company is currently working to develop a universal flu vaccine, among others, summed up the impact of these and other vaccines in America. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 Flowers recalled a moment that summed up how much Reeder meant to her daughter. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 As the barbers trimmed patients’ beards, one man summed up the experience in a single word. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 When Doyle was sentenced in that case in 2011, US District Judge Colleen McMahon summed up his record in unusually direct terms. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, one of the attendees at the dinner, summed up the mood of indecision. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 Following his team’s 3-0 loss Tuesday to Argentina in a World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead), Algeria’s Ibrahim Maza summed up the difference in the match. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026

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The Fire Country star summarized the ordeal in the caption for a carousel of selfies from the hospital.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
That means ensuring ballot questions are accurately summarized, comply with applicable legal standards, and satisfy constitutional requirements before they are certified.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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The plain, old clinch knot has been around longer than the improved clinch, and the only difference between the two is step four in the process outlined above.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
During Thursday’s call, Albesa outlined several upcoming initiatives for Puig, beginning with the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new feminine fragrance, La Favorite.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026