sum-ups

noun

plural of sum-up
as in summaries
a short statement of the main points a sum-up of the main themes of the Romantic movement

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  1. summaries
  2. outlines
Noun
  • These include monthly summaries involving blood pressure trends, sleep breathing quality and insulin resistance trends.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Magnet Forensics unveiled Magnet AI this spring, an engine that surfaces artifacts in seconds and writes investigative summaries from the evidence.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of summaries
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  • In his experimental doc, Wadimoff has the Palestinian refugees recreate the experiences of their escape from Gaza on a barren stage marked out by chalk outlines, in the style of Lars von Trier’s Dogville.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The sky was a smoky grayish-orange and trees a few hundred yards away had turned to ghostly outlines.
    — Lorraine Boissoneault, STAT, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlines
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“Sum-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum-ups. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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