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
His two goals Wednesday night in the final Avs game before the Olympic break were a perfect summation of his impact.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for summation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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The purchase for an undisclosed sum is meant to boost Anduril’s capabilities in space domain awareness, battle management and fire control.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 12-figure sum aims to expand and improve networks, workforce development and technological innovation.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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In total, over 20 key experts working on AXIS were removed from Goddard and from NASA entirely, significantly curtailing the team’s ability to execute.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s iconic 81-point game for the second highest single-game total in NBA history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tayfun Coskun captured the lunar disk soon after the period of totality began, documenting the deep orange-red hue of its surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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According to Time and Date, the overall duration will be 5 hours and 39 minutes but the duration of totality will be 58 minutes.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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But while these rocks have acted as a silent witness to generations of climbers who have chalked their fingers and attempted to move valiantly upward, the sport on the whole is at a unique inflection point, with women increasingly stepping in and showing their prowess on new routes.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even then, constitutional protections of religious free exercise remain important to society’s civil liberties on the whole, even the project of science.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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