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Recent Examples of sum
Noun
Donors can give unlimited sums to such groups, which are barred from coordinating with candidates and their campaigns. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 Oracle now sees $18 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue in fiscal 2026, with the company calling for the annual sum to reach $32 billion, $73 billion, $114 billion and $144 billion over the subsequent four years. Ashley Capoot,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
LaFleur did not need to say much on how everyone in the Packers organization feels on landing Parsons, and the above quote is enough to sum things up. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 In the end, the bag of chips might sum him up. Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum
Noun
  • Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts now warn that Patel's on-air summaries may force prosecutors to respond in court, potentially complicating an already fast-moving and closely watched prosecution.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This is crucial since AI summaries often skip site visits.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Channel Orange, his breakthrough album, preceded Blonde by several years but didn’t reach the same heights.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bobby Hart, who along with Tommy Boyce, penned and produced some of the Monkees’ greatest hits not only made a vital contribution to the popular success of the Monkees, but even more importantly to the essence, the very spirit of the entire venture.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a collection that maintained the essence of IVY moda’s DNA while boldly stepping into new territory and appealing to a new generation of fashion fans.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Testing in a model plant The team added the McG cycle genes to Arabidopsis thaliana, a small weed often used in plant research.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Vengathattil added that hospitals do not need to wait years to see the benefits.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Regardless of who is to blame for the play, the Chiefs' offense in totality has not looked anything resembling the team that made it to the Super Bowl just last year.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Furthermore, the CoI concluded that genocidal intent is the only reasonable inference from the totality of the evidence, and having considered the pattern of conduct.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the template had been set, Paris was marked as a shorthand for the pinnacle of female achievement—only the most stylish, successful, and generally it would be summoned there—and established as the option only a truly singular love could outshine.
    Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones).
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This Chardonnay is both a step forward and a nod to its roots, Myers says, as Chardonnay was one of the first grapes that founder Justin Baldwin planted in his vineyard.
    Jeanette Hurt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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