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sum up

[suhm-uhp] / ˈsʌmˌʌp /


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Mistakes and missed chances will sum-up this failed Chiefs season, and in some eyes it will tarnish the previously almost flawless Mahomes legacy.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Still, I was in awe of how quickly and seamlessly these entire presentations came together day after day, drawing from full-on hours of multiple sports to give you a tidy sum-up the very next day.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2024

A cogent sum-up in the column came from former Washington Monthly editor Charles Peters:

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2018

In a voxpop video at the entrance to the exhibition, Edna Croft attempts to sum-up freemasonry: "It used to be rather sinister and secretive, but they've made desperate attempts to prove they're just a charity."

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2013

He grows as serious as ’tis possible for a madman, and pretends to sum-up the whole state of the controversy with the Nonconformists.

From Andrew Marvell by Morley, John