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noun

ˌsə-miŋ-ˈəp

Definition of summing-up

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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summing up

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verb

present participle of sum up

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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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

Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 That was the gist of my story (here) summing up the day, with quotes from Preller and others. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 An easy way of summing up what the judge had to say is that this was never a legitimate case. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Then, summing up what seemed to be the vibe of the patio. — 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing-up

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OpenAI says the summary may not display every detail the system can draw from your past conversations.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The full results of that investigation were never made public, only a summary.

— Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of summary

Verb

Prosecutors said in 2023 that a report would come out the following year summarizing their investigation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Though the fact sheet summarizing the bill language circulated around Sacramento on Wednesday on Thursday, the actual bill, SB 1229, has yet to be amended to reflect the agreement.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of summarizing

Verb

Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
While outlining the details of Clancy's suicide attempt, Reddington slapped a quarter on the table and addressed the prosecutors in what appeared to be a direct challenge to the state.

— Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of outlining

Verb

The tour still has plenty of runway left and will be running through September and wrapping up in early October with a show in San Francisco.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
With negotiations wrapping up soon, next steps include project design and moving utilities.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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