as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
summate all of the expenses that you incurred on your last business trip
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Because access to opportunity is not evenly distributed, Patel adds that receiving help isn’t something to feel guilty about.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Dylan Lynch would add a 21-yard and a 38-yard field goal in the victory.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps Counsell summed it up best.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Cats are notoriously mischievous—but there's a reason so many people have them anyway, and one man summed it up in a viral TikTok video.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Summate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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