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

Queen Elizabeth II's easy relationship with Ronald Reagan seemed to be summed up in pictures of them riding together in 1982.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“In brief,” the Director summed up, “the parents were the father and the mother.”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley