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Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
The company’s chief scientist, Bill Dally, managed to sum it all up in a single slide during his keynote address to the IEEE’s Hot Chips 2023 symposium in Silicon Valley on high-performance microprocessors last week.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
Dodgers catcher Will Smith may have summed it up best, noting that at age 29, Ohtani seems to be hitting his prime.
—Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
To sum it up from a medical standpoint: Yes, donut pillows can help relieve pain.
—Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023
Your contract sum with a builder should be approximately 80 percent of this number.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
To sum it up, providing your dog with the best possible nutrition is crucial for their overall well-being.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
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—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
That about sums it up for some really simple, easy-to-tie knots and hitches.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2023
The kingdom has spent considerable sums on ventures ranging from the futuristic city known as Neom to the acquisition of top-flight footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo for its domestic league.
—Grant Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
That includes allegedly paying huge sums for prime placement in Safari.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2023
Such staggering sums insulate legislators from their constituents due to a near-guarantee they will be reelected.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
In sum: Wisconsin is functionally not a real democracy in which each vote counts equally.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Lil Wayne settled with the record label for an undisclosed sum in 2018.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
In sum, 11 players graded out better than a 70 overall, per PFF (led by Robinson who earned a 90.4).
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
That sum is likely to grow significantly as the cases unfold over the coming months.
—Yiwen Lu, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English summe, from Anglo-French sume, somme, from Latin summa, from feminine of summus highest; akin to Latin super over — more at over
Noun (2)
Uzbek so'm ruble
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1993, in the meaning defined above
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“Sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sum. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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