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
In summation, Minnesota dropped two rounds in the 2026 draft and one round in the ’27 draft in exchange for the homegrown, 35-year-old receiver.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The record is indeed best described by that all-encompassing word, experimental, but here Dijon occupies a space closer to traditional R&B, concluding the sonic excursion of the preceding half-hour with a thematic summation.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
The summation over time of all NEAT movements can add up to expending quite a few additional calories throughout the day, especially compared with someone who plants themselves in a chair or on a couch and rarely moves a muscle.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In the second hour of Slavik’s summation, Diddy started to take on a noticeably more downcast appearance.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The record is indeed best described by that all-encompassing word, experimental, but here Dijon occupies a space closer to traditional R&B, concluding the sonic excursion of the preceding half-hour with a thematic summation.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
The summation over time of all NEAT movements can add up to expending quite a few additional calories throughout the day, especially compared with someone who plants themselves in a chair or on a couch and rarely moves a muscle.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In the second hour of Slavik’s summation, Diddy started to take on a noticeably more downcast appearance.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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The Lewis family has insisted the club is not for sale, and their injecting a nine-figure sum into Spurs — again, largely out of keeping with past activity — would seem to underscore that position.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Buying a new one can set you back a tidy sum.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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The city had 89 homicides total in 2023 and 111 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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For example, totality lasted for four minutes and 15 seconds in Bloomington, Indiana.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The defense intends to argue that the totality of circumstances — Subu’s wrongful imprisonment, his lifelong residence in the United States, and his record of rehabilitation — warrants reopening the case.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The whole is, after all, greater than the sum of its parts.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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That could be another reason why work-from-home rates have, on the whole, remained the same.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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