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.
—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
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
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.
—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
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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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2026
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Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although the potential for mistakes and biases in AI models remains a cause for concern, researchers say that summarizing and translating documents is actually an area where models generally excel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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These are designed to speed up common workflows like drafting content, summarizing information, or planning projects.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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In March 2023, Renewcell partnered with the CTA — signing a letter of intent outlining an upcoming offtake agreement between the parties.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Wu administration issued an internal memo last month outlining the city’s decision to freeze some spending and delay hiring amid a budget crunch.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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The 2023 Skyline High grad stood as the consensus top tight end in this year’s draft class after wrapping up his junior season at Oregon.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gaga is currently on tour, wrapping up the final shows of the Mayhem Ball tour.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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