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
Reckoning is that the nearly three-hour film is overly plot-heavy due to striving to feel like a summation of the eight-film franchise — most of which felt like stand-alone stories until Dead Reckoning (which was originally titled Dead Reckoning Part One) and The Final Reckoning.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
She’s turned painting into a summation of her practice, creating monumental compositions that counterpose individuals with the frames imposed by nature, culture, and the cosmos.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Game 5 was the summation of his work in the dunker spot with his instinctive cutting.
—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
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
She’s turned painting into a summation of her practice, creating monumental compositions that counterpose individuals with the frames imposed by nature, culture, and the cosmos.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Game 5 was the summation of his work in the dunker spot with his instinctive cutting.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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Six months ago, the seller put the 1.84-acre lot on the market for an even bigger sum: $200 million.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Nearly half of that sum is estimated to be part of the signing bonus with which the two-time major champion joined LIV Golf, valued at $300 million.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Sun, who has now invested a total of at $75 million in World Liberty Financial, has become an advisor to the company.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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But the two most progressive candidates in the primary, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, got a combined total of more votes, at 37%.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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That's within a few seconds of the maximum totality possible in the path of totality in Iceland, which encompasses the Westfjords, Snæfellsnes and the Reykjanes Peninsula, home to the country's capital, Reykjavík.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That will be a scientific bonanza since full solar eclipses produce just a few minutes of totality when the moon lines up perfectly between Earth and the sun — on average just once every 18 months.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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As for your everyday wear, Hawaiian style on the whole is fairly casual.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
20 June 2025
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Yet on the whole, the economic and market turbulences of April and May have quickly subsided and set the stage for a strong summer and fall.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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