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
Game 5 was the summation of his work in the dunker spot with his instinctive cutting.
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Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
During his lengthy summation Friday, Tacopina repeatedly accused Ephron of fabricating or destroying evidence, lying to police, and committing perjury on the witness stand.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
In summation, the Trofeo handles supremely but doesn’t feel as powerful, whereas the Folgore handles well and has serious acceleration muscle.
—James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
His summation of the lid as synonymous with overwrought, hyperpolitical freestyle rap is … well, perfect.
—Graham Techler, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
During his lengthy summation Friday, Tacopina repeatedly accused Ephron of fabricating or destroying evidence, lying to police, and committing perjury on the witness stand.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
In summation, the Trofeo handles supremely but doesn’t feel as powerful, whereas the Folgore handles well and has serious acceleration muscle.
—James Morris, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
His summation of the lid as synonymous with overwrought, hyperpolitical freestyle rap is … well, perfect.
—Graham Techler, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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Of that sum, vinyl purchases comprise 4,000 – a personal best sales week for Jonas as a soloist on vinyl.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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The sum was, at the time, a record for a rights issue by a European company and followed the U.K. bank's calamitous acquisition, the previous autumn, of the Dutch lender ABN AMRO.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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In Asia, China brought in $3.91 million, with South Korea, Hong Kong and others adding to the total.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Putting it into grim context, 2024’s total of 80,391 fatalities are still above pre-pandemic levels.—
Jackie Siegel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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In Game 6, the Knicks made far too many errors that, in totality, amounted to an avalanche of Pacers points.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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In totality, the Paul–Chavez Jr. card, which is also strengthened by Zurdo Ramirez’s unified title defense against Dorticós, makes this a strong summer boxing event.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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In Huang’s view, the export controls not only hurt Nvidia, but the whole of the U.S.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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At that point, refrigerate the avocado whole and aim to put it to use within 3 days.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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