SUMS UP Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sums up

verb

present tense third-person singular of sum up

as in summarizes

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 sums up Chairman and president Mehmet Koruturk sums up the intent behind Vanguart, especially in a landscape that, to be frank, really does not need another watch company. — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026 Dishes such as beef mantou, its interpretation of the Chinese hamburger, thousand-year-old egg and ricotta, passion fruit fish maw noodles, and a generous offering of spicy Yakitori skewers, sums up its imaginative and bold offerings. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Your eldest daughter was born in Trappes, your youngest in Los Angeles—that pretty much sums up this life, almost elastic. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 And that pretty much sums up Connor and Rylee’s aggressively sexy rumba. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 There’s also a sense of maximalism that sums up the old Mexico as a time of splendor. — Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 That pretty much sums up why Yamaha has kept the XSR line largely unchanged for the better part of a decade. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026 During her busy summer, Ellis Ross sums up what her self-care routine was comprised of. — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Here, The Athletic sums up Barca’s time away — and looks ahead to what comes next. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Because this was a scoping review, which summarizes existing research rather than testing a treatment directly, the researchers could not make clinical recommendations or fully assess the risk of bias.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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Read on for a snapshot of the risks Anthropic outlines in its IPO.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
City outlines restrictions on camera use In its statement, the city said officers must enter an offense type and associated case number when conducting historical ALPR searches as part of investigations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026