summed up

past tense of sum up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of summed up And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025 And the state of Callahan's team was adequately summed up by Ward after Tennessee's Week 4 shutout loss against the Houston Texans. Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025 Tessmann summed up the turnaround. Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed up
Verb
  • Bower summarized that reporting in a post on X (formerly Twitter), prompting Halligan’s outreach.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The final minute of the first half pretty much summarized the opening 24 minutes of Wednesday’s tilt between Class 6A powers Lakeville South and Rosemount.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to trying to hold lawmakers accountable for passing a state spending plan on time, Duggan outlined his plan to give school administrators a runway to improve student outcomes before firing them, which would give school districts some say in their accountability measures.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Chinese authorities outlined plans to increase the country’s self-reliance and deepen its dominance of manufacturing.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Summed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summed%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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