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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This after Miami made multiple adjustments including dropping a third defender to the back and adding scoring punch with Suarez up front.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The Current also added several college players and traded for veteran attacker Penelope Hocking.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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Chloé Farand summed it up for the Guardian, noting the researchers’ projection of 500,000 additional annual deaths due to inactivity by 2050.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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To sum it all up, the current bubble is a mess.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Summate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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