as in sum
a complete amount of something
the summation of climatic conditions that affect plant growth
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Recent Examples of summation
One document that appears to be a summation of Epstein’s legal bills around the 2009-2010 time period shows a figure of about $51,000 paid to Spaeth’s company.
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Here’s a good summation of the pettiness.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
This book is a summation of both quantitative data and qualitative data.
—Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
The hearing concluded Thursday, and Judge Gregory Carro asked both sides to submit their summations.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Here’s a good summation of the pettiness.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
This book is a summation of both quantitative data and qualitative data.
—Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
The hearing concluded Thursday, and Judge Gregory Carro asked both sides to submit their summations.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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But baseball’s membership still struggles with a division between the elite players, who make large sums of money, and everyone else.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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To acquire Chancalay, the Loons spent a paltry sum of $100,000 in a cash-for-player trade the day after Christmas.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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There are five treatment rooms in total, and a traditional hammam is essential for the full Moroccan experience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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The three-hotel campus includes a total of 18,000 square feet of land on D Street owned by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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For those planning to photograph the blood moon with telescopes or telephoto lenses, the 59-minute totality window gives you solid working time to experiment with exposure bracketing and capture the subtle shift in hue between the start and greatest eclipse.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Darker locations away from city lights will offer the best experience, particularly for appreciating the full depth of the Moon’s reddish hue during totality.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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For the whole of my early childhood, the bad guys were Russians.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Once upon a time, Le Labo’s Santal 33 defined the whole of New York City for the better part of a decade.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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