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
But unlike other series cappers, Last Rites didn’t try to be a summation of every demonic threat the duo has ever encountered, instead opting for another familial story by way of 1986’s Smurl haunting in Pennsylvania.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
There was no better summation of the fourth-quarter miracle that unfolded on Sunday, by mirror image, than the Broncos’ game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
This summation is much more cursory than the others on this list.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The Angels’ 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals provided a tidy summation of the problems, at the plate and on the mound.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
There was no better summation of the fourth-quarter miracle that unfolded on Sunday, by mirror image, than the Broncos’ game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
This summation is much more cursory than the others on this list.
—Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
The Angels’ 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals provided a tidy summation of the problems, at the plate and on the mound.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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According to the latest bound, proved in 2004 by Imre Ruzsa of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics in Hungary, a sum of 1020 cosines — that’s a 1 with 20 zeros after it, about the number of molecules in a cubic inch of air — must have a minimum value smaller than about −7.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the last few years, deals have been slower to emerge from the festival, particularly as streamers stopped offering massive sums for films to stock their platforms and as studios cut back on spending.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The college, the largest two-year college in the state, is reporting a total of 8,414 students enrolled for academic credit as of Tuesday, the 11th day of classes for the 2026 spring semester, according to a Tuesday news release.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Leafs’ deep and talented roster used to rack up two points against teams like the Sabres on home ice easily en route to their highest point totals in franchise history.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still, none of this captures the totality of Malinin’s performances.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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The potency of the story is in how Felder, now 58, looks back on the totality of his life as an older gent, espousing wisdom that comes with age and self-interrogation.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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For Pérez, the motivation lies not only in executing a successful, personal comeback but building the team into one that can represent the whole of the Americas.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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The movement of nature and its steady heartbeat, is actually the state in which humans feel the most whole.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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