summed up

VERB

form an opinion of; summarize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

epitomize examine sum

WEAK

close conclude condense digest estimate get the measure of inventory put in a nutshell recapitulate review size up synopsize total

Example Sentences

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Lloyd: In a way Deborah’s speech summed up what we’d already been seeing through an especially generous season that served as “Hacks’” tribute to itself and its people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Currie summed up the present dynamic across commodity markets in three words: “Deglobalization. Electrification.Redistribution.”

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Rickover summed up the challenge for atomic innovators in a 1953 memo that distinguished between “academic reactors” and “practical reactors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The sight of so many Newcastle players jogging back as goalscorer Adrien Truffert drifted into the box undetected in the 85th minute summed up the listlessness that has gripped them.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Maybe the world wasn’t made of universals that could be summed up in neat little packages.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool