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summing up

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verb

present participle of sum up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of summing-up
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-up
Noun
  • The description herein is a summary and intended for informational purposes only and does not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the policies described.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Baseball beauty and a maddening soap opera not even worth an attempt at summarizing.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Kolondra said that Opera’s Neon only processes data when users ask it to, like when summarizing a page, and all requests are end-to-end encrypted.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The document outlining the proposal was obtained by multiple outlets.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Namely, the show played a brief montage outlining the history between Behar, Plaza, and the ghosts that The View host has allegedly slept with.
    James Factora, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The crime thriller debuted its first season in June before wrapping up its 13 episodes in early September following a weekly rollout.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Venus is wrapping up in Virgo in your adventure sector, encouraging you to expand through learning, travel, or fresh perspectives.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Summing-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summing-up. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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