as in added
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator
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Recent Examples of summed
Palmer’s goal from open play, which involved theoretical No 10 Fernandez carrying the ball out wide, full-back Cucurella underlapping him, and Palmer finishing in the box, summed that up.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
What happened next summed everything up.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
But perhaps comedian Kareem Rahma, creator of the popular interview series SubwayTakes, who was in town to host red carpet coverage, summed it up best.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026
The headline for this review summed it up—this 18-year-old bourbon is better than Pappy Van Winkle 23.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Purdy summed it up pretty well.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
One particularly brutal sequence summed it up.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Johnny Rocco summed it up decades before Democrats actually put it into practice.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cats are notoriously mischievous—but there's a reason so many people have them anyway, and one man summed it up in a viral TikTok video.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
What happened next summed everything up.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
But perhaps comedian Kareem Rahma, creator of the popular interview series SubwayTakes, who was in town to host red carpet coverage, summed it up best.
—Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026
The headline for this review summed it up—this 18-year-old bourbon is better than Pappy Van Winkle 23.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Purdy summed it up pretty well.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
One particularly brutal sequence summed it up.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Johnny Rocco summed it up decades before Democrats actually put it into practice.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Cats are notoriously mischievous—but there's a reason so many people have them anyway, and one man summed it up in a viral TikTok video.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed
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However, Konrad added his second goal of the game to finish the scoring.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Norway has added only seven new rinks in the past 10 years, per its ice hockey association.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, 65% of the amount of Social Security benefits received and included in federal AGI may be subtracted.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, the BLS subtracted almost 600,000 jobs from the 2024 total employment gain.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2026
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WalletHub found the cost of secondhand smoke exposure in New York, then calculated the expenses in other states according to their numbers of smokers and nonsmokers.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fund isn’t intended to be used for routine classroom costs, like basic materials and supplies, and should be calculated to include any Medicaid reimbursements, according to the bill.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Feb. 2026
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The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning, where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Summed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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