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
Yet one incident summed up how some people went against that grain.
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Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The exciting potential of the new technology, which is called a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), can be neatly summed up by its specific impulse, which describes how efficient a rocket is at generating thrust.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But the accomplishments of Bunny Yeager – the Miami Beach artist, model, feminist pioneer and icon – can’t be summed up with one simple, reductive label.
—Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Jolie Madame Balmain’s style was best summed up by the name of one of his fragrances, Jolie Madame, launched in 1952.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
In a Friday morning text to this writer, Hofmann summed up Wofford’s artistry in seven words.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Ahead of that matchup, Torres summed up his feelings about the return with two simple words.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
That last grab sort of summed up Engram's regular-season Broncos debut.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The game can be summed up in an early third quarter sequence.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The exciting potential of the new technology, which is called a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), can be neatly summed up by its specific impulse, which describes how efficient a rocket is at generating thrust.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2025
But the accomplishments of Bunny Yeager – the Miami Beach artist, model, feminist pioneer and icon – can’t be summed up with one simple, reductive label.
—Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Jolie Madame Balmain’s style was best summed up by the name of one of his fragrances, Jolie Madame, launched in 1952.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
In a Friday morning text to this writer, Hofmann summed up Wofford’s artistry in seven words.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Ahead of that matchup, Torres summed up his feelings about the return with two simple words.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
That last grab sort of summed up Engram's regular-season Broncos debut.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
The game can be summed up in an early third quarter sequence.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed up
Verb
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The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.—
Jamie Tarabay,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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