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(Entry 1 of 2)
- the sum of human knowledge on that subject
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- the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering
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- abstract,
- breviary,
- brief,
- capsule,
- conspectus,
- digest,
- encapsulation,
- epitome,
- inventory,
- outline,
- précis,
- recap,
- recapitulation,
- résumé
- (or resume also resumé),
- roundup,
- run-through,
- rundown,
- sum-up,
- summa,
- summarization,
- summary,
- summing-up,
- synopsis,
- wrap-up
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- he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms
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- the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?
Synonyms for sum
- bottom line,
- bull's-eye,
- centerpiece,
- core,
- crux,
- essence,
- gist,
- heart,
- kernel,
- keynote,
- meat,
- meat and potatoes,
- net,
- nub,
- nubbin,
- nucleus,
- pith,
- pivot,
- point,
- root
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sum
verbSynonyms of sum (Entry 2 of 2)
- can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator
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“Sum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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