SUM (TO OR INTO) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

sum (to or into)

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as in to number

to have a total of a lifetime of charitable contributions that sum into the millions

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Manager Xabi Alonso named a 24-man squad and yet the number of players omitted numbered well into double figures.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Under her proposal, a handful of municipal layoffs citywide will number in the single digits.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

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