as in summary
a short statement of the main points
there's no time to get into all the details, so could you give me a quick summing-up?
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as in summarizing
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 summing-up
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Not every documentarian’s first-person contributions enrich the proceedings, but here the quest hits all the right notes, and the gathering of voices feels like a place to begin rather than a mere summing-up.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up.
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Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2024
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
No title cards summing up Moulin’s noble deeds greet us at the end; there is no misty coda.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Freedom to fly When asked about summing up the company’s contributions to the nation over the years, West highlighed Southwest’s democratic nature.
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The Oklahoman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Well, summing up Tyreek’s time with the Dolphins, similar to as summing up Tyreek, is complicated.
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Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Windass struggled, the sight of the 31-year-old dropping so deep 10 minutes from time to take the ball off Max Cleworth inside his own half summing up how disjointed the visitors had become.
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Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Many Reddit users chimed in to offer their perspective, with one commenter summing up the sentiment shared by many.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Directed by Rebecca Miller, wife of occasional Scorsese collaborator Daniel Day-Lewis, the series is a worthy summing-up of one of the great careers in cinematic history.
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Not every documentarian’s first-person contributions enrich the proceedings, but here the quest hits all the right notes, and the gathering of voices feels like a place to begin rather than a mere summing-up.
—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Maurice Drake, the judge in his trial, also presided over the Bridgewater case, in which he was accused of misdirecting the jury with a biased summing-up.
—
Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
What’s fascinating about it is that it’s explicitly offered as a summing-up statement from Godard to the world.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 May 2024
Verb
Then, summing up what seemed to be the vibe of the patio.
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 May 2026
No title cards summing up Moulin’s noble deeds greet us at the end; there is no misty coda.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Freedom to fly When asked about summing up the company’s contributions to the nation over the years, West highlighed Southwest’s democratic nature.
—
The Oklahoman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Perhaps summing up her Survivor experience to a T, Wendy Jo got lost walking out of Tribal Council after having her torch snuffed.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Well, summing up Tyreek’s time with the Dolphins, similar to as summing up Tyreek, is complicated.
—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
Windass struggled, the sight of the 31-year-old dropping so deep 10 minutes from time to take the ball off Max Cleworth inside his own half summing up how disjointed the visitors had become.
—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Many Reddit users chimed in to offer their perspective, with one commenter summing up the sentiment shared by many.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-up
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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The three liberal justices dissented as to the Equal Protection Clause, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench.
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Why Lawrence, Kansas ranks high The article goes into the history of Lawrence, summarizing the establishment of the town by abolitionists, political violence, and being a stop for the Underground Railroad.
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These tools may be useful for summarizing investment reports, organizing committee materials, comparing fees, drafting meeting notes or reviewing vendor materials.
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The next step in the process involves the city drafting a redevelopment plan outlining development standards before holding public hearings and seeking additional approvals.
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While outlining his five-year military goals at February’s Workers’ Party congress, Kim also called for intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of underwater launches.
Verb
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The department says the project is two-months ahead of schedule with the goal of wrapping up most of the project by 2030.
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After wrapping up its Broadway run, the show went on tour — and even performed for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
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