summit is over vs the summit is over

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Summit is over" is a more informal way of saying that a summit or meeting has ended, while "The summit is over" is a more formal and complete way of expressing the same idea.

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summit is over

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts.

This phrase is an informal way of saying that a summit or meeting has ended. It is commonly used in casual conversations or quick updates.

Examples:

The summit is over, let's go grab some lunch.
Sorry, I missed the end of the meeting. Can you tell me what was decided?
Summit is over, time to relax and unwind.

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The EU climate summit is over.
In these circumstances, now the Copenhagen summit is over, does the Commission intend to go along with the idea of a Community carbon tax?
Now that the Summit is over, the vital work of ensuring sustainable development has to continue.
This summit is over.
The time for thinking about a summit, therefore, is over.
Speaking of merry-go-rounds brings me to the manoeuvrings at the summit over the rejected Constitution.
The proposal is fully in line with the promises made by the European Union at various summits over the past year.
You two both attended the Texas Defending the American Dream Summit over the July 4th weekend?
Before it is too late, please stop hovering over the summits.
They'll be over the summit in half an hour, sir.
At that summit, already over a year ago, a charter for small and medium-sized businesses was approved.
Of course, we will choose the Genoa Summit over international fora where it is the dictatorships of this world that have the majority and the decision-making power and whose final decisions are those of a racist conference, not a conference on racism.
In 22 hours, the Hartford Summit meeting will be over.
Nevertheless, I regret the fact that the only shadow cast over this Summit should have come from Tunisia itself.
The creation of a European coastguard, which has been a constant item on European Summit agendas over the last 15 years has nevertheless remained a dead letter despite the alarming proportions attained by illegal immigration in the EU.
By the time that replacement is there the opportunity to ride on the back of the British Presidency will have been lost and the Cardiff Summit will be over.
My colleague, Commissioner Nielson, was talking a moment or two ago about the EU-African summit in Cairo just over a week ago.
Therefore, in the context of the summit and the negotiations over the Maastricht Treaty, the concept of sovereignty must be examined under the microscope.
In a welcome development, it was decided at the Maputo Summit that, over a three-year period, the NEPAD secretariat (now in Johannesburg) will be incorporated into the AU Commission in Addis Ababa.
Subject: EU climate policy following the Copenhagen summit: carry-over of assigned amount units under the Kyoto Protocol

Alternatives:

The summit has ended
The meeting is finished
The conference has concluded
The gathering is done
The event is finished

the summit is over

This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal contexts.

This phrase is a formal way of saying that a summit or meeting has ended. It is suitable for professional or official communications.