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
Analysts at Deutsche Bank summed it up nicely in a June 11 note to clients.
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Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
Stiliyan Petrov, a former Villa favourite, summed it up neatly while interviewing Emery after the match for TNT Sports.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 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
Reed, who lives in Texas, summed it up well.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
Stiliyan Petrov, a former Villa favourite, summed it up neatly while interviewing Emery after the match for TNT Sports.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 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
Reed, who lives in Texas, summed it up well.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed
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In addition to heat stroke, a necropsy for one of the dogs, Rosie, added blunt force trauma as the animal's cause of death, according to the OCDA.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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New videos, interviews, and newsletters are added weekly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 June 2026
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There will be plenty of discourse over the next few weeks, and a lot of negotiating on what could be added or subtracted from the legislation to get this off the Senate floor and into the House.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The judge found that Energy Transfer’s contribution was a gift and subtracted the $10 million already paid by the federal government when calculating the nearly $28 million award.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Miles set a record for the most points generated through 15 games, calculated by adding points and points from assists together, with 485.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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In a moment when the genre was bursting with innovators, pushing at its seams from all sides—jubilant, gospel-fiery soul-jazz; the first dissonant strains of free jazz; dizzyingly ambitious big bands; calculated cool—this ensemble seemed to lay back, in tempo and affect.—
Natalie Weiner,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Also, the trustees reveal that if the system’s financial condition were computed the same way that pension funds are required calculate their liabilities, the deficit would be greater.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Summed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summed. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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