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
For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The text of the article is a reasonable summation of her career, beginning with the present (Wifey is a smash, in its third printing, paperback rights sold for $350,000) and looking back at her beginnings (the NYU writing class, early rejection letters).
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Dearing, in his final summation, said the Hobart City Council rushed their vote approving the data center ERA designation.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Playing a thinly disguised version of himself, Reynolds is, as Schneeberger and Neibaur point out, funny, exasperating, and moving, and Rifkin’s impeccable tailoring of the role to fit his star gives Reynolds a wonderful summation with which to end his career.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The text of the article is a reasonable summation of her career, beginning with the present (Wifey is a smash, in its third printing, paperback rights sold for $350,000) and looking back at her beginnings (the NYU writing class, early rejection letters).
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Dearing, in his final summation, said the Hobart City Council rushed their vote approving the data center ERA designation.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Playing a thinly disguised version of himself, Reynolds is, as Schneeberger and Neibaur point out, funny, exasperating, and moving, and Rifkin’s impeccable tailoring of the role to fit his star gives Reynolds a wonderful summation with which to end his career.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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Debt relief programs, including debt settlement, can sometimes halt garnishment activity by negotiating a lump-sum resolution or structured repayment plan directly with the creditor.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In return, the studios will kick in $321 million — a record sum — to keep the writers’ health fund solvent.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Brooklyn also forced five more turnovers, and Liddell kept stacking points, adding five more in the quarter to take his total to a career-high 17 points in his first 15 minutes alone.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The two entered having played together in only 17 games this season, for a total of 249 minutes.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The crew experienced a solar eclipse, including 54 minutes of totality where the sun’s light was blocked by Earth, spied planets, photographed the Milky Way and even witnessed flashes of light as space rocks slammed into the moon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Unlike solar eclipses viewed from Earth, which typically last only a few minutes, the geometry of Artemis 2's trajectory allowed for an extended period of totality lasting about 53 minutes.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Was Paul’s effect on history, incalculably large, good or bad on the whole?—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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When Round 2 arrives, the Celtics will be ready, likely whole.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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