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summing up

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verb

present participle of sum up

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Recent Examples of summing-up
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
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
Noun
  • Word with Copilot drafts and summarizes documents; Teams with Copilot generates meeting summaries and captures action items; and Excel with Copilot handles data analysis useful for damages calculations and billing.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • While other operators submitted detailed incident summaries to the US regulator, Tesla blacked out every narrative entirely, labeling them as confidential business information.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • But even summarizing the first absolute banger of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival this way threatens to boil the film down to its themes and its craft, the way Kris does with the original Camp Miasma, at the cost of delving into the experience of watching it.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • Fitbit's New Direction Won't Please Everyone The new Google Health app will be organized into tabs for Fitness, Sleep, and Health, along with a main Today section summarizing your info.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Gavin Newsom outlining his final California budget proposal as governor on Thursday, May 14.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • Earlier this year, Avery Dennison released a report outlining the results of its joint initiative with European textile collection and sorting organization Texaid.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Early voting is wrapping up in Georgia as the country prepares for a marathon of midterm primaries next week.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Madrid visit Sevilla on Sunday before wrapping up their season at home against Athletic Club on May 23.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 14 May 2026

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“Summing-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summing-up. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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