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
Certainly, when Richmond later summed up life’s points and pleasures in a memo to his nephew, there was not a single piety among them.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
With responsible materials leading the way, Tanveer summed up the season as being more grounded, intentional and confident.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
That era was summed up with an exhibition in Shanghai in 2024.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
The global 2025 wildfire season can be summed up with one of two extreme datapoints.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
And just like that, the Canadiens’ issues in this series were summed up in one play, with a nice, pretty bow on it.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Breaking Views summed up investor worries.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
His style blends old school vibes with a modern feel that is best summed up as red dirt and Americana.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Kylie Minogue cannot be summed up easily.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 18 May 2026
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
With responsible materials leading the way, Tanveer summed up the season as being more grounded, intentional and confident.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
That era was summed up with an exhibition in Shanghai in 2024.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
The global 2025 wildfire season can be summed up with one of two extreme datapoints.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
And just like that, the Canadiens’ issues in this series were summed up in one play, with a nice, pretty bow on it.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Breaking Views summed up investor worries.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
His style blends old school vibes with a modern feel that is best summed up as red dirt and Americana.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Kylie Minogue cannot be summed up easily.
—Scott Bryan, Variety, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed up
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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By the time a signal travels from the people doing the work to the people leading the organization, it’s been filtered, summarized, and optimized at every layer in between.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The legislation would only allow an audit of the limited records the Supreme Judicial Court outlined in its recent order – the adoption of the official budget by both chambers, expenditures, joint legislative operations, and monetary settlement agreements, all dating back to 2021.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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“Summed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summed%20up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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