summed

past tense of sum

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of summed Perhaps Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson summed things up best shortly before ringing the Nasdaq bell in Times Square to launch both the day’s trading on the world’s second biggest stock exchange and the club’s new home shirt. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Because colonization can precede infection, one patient may count as both a screening case and, later, a clinical case, so the two totals overlap and cannot be summed. John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Analysts at Deutsche Bank summed it up nicely in a June 11 note to clients. Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026 Higgo summed it up in a way many of us can relate to in all walks of life. Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 Hence people’s utilities cannot be summed in a meaningful way. George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026 Jones might have summed it up best. ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 Chloé Farand summed it up for the Guardian, noting the researchers’ projection of 500,000 additional annual deaths due to inactivity by 2050. Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 The sequences after the game summed it up, from the embrace with Erik Spoelstra, being showered courtside by teammates, the moments with Micky Arison and Nick Arison on the opposite end of the sideline, and then the interaction with Pat Riley in the hallway leading to the locker room. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed
Verb
  • Macron added that France will ramp up investments in its domestic AI industry to ensure the country is not left behind should international cooperation collapse.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Short added that Manatee County is considering pay-to-park systems at the Manatee Public Beach and the Coquina Beach parking lot, putting pressure on Anna Maria to make a move.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And about $1 billion of any sale would be subtracted to cover the Dodgers’ future commitments on deferred contracts.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Once the ratings period ends, the average score is calculated to determine the final ratings.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Those estimates are necessary to build financial aid packages, but the cost of living can change in the months between when the numbers are calculated and when students arrive on campus.
    Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The study also computed the pre-tax and after-tax returns for overlapping 30-year periods and found that the tax drag varied over time.
    Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Summed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summed. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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