sums up

present tense third-person singular of sum up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sums up Instead of calculating with current, the chip sums up charge. IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sums up
Verb
  • The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.
    Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • China’s Xi outlines global vision at major summit Chinese leader Xi Jinping further outlined his vision for a global order with Beijing at its center.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Sums up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sums%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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