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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A headline in the Boston Globe, external summed up the mood: "Smitten from the start, Boston left brokenhearted as Tartan Army moves on."

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

If “The Other Bennet Sister” has taught us anything, it’s that romance can be summed up in two words: bird calls.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Jim Mangia, the chief executive of St. John’s Community Health who helped craft the measure, summed up the campaign as “grueling and expensive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

While each quotation provides something to muse over, the whole thing might be best summed up by a line from the comic poet Alexis: “The entire human condition’s completely insane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And one word summed up the whole solution: teach.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements