summing

present participle of sum

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Recent Examples of summing Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 There’s no better way of summing them up. Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018
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Verb
  • The Mountain West has since rebuilt its roster by adding UTEP, Grand Canyon and UC Davis as full members, and Northern Illinois and North Dakota State as football-only affiliates.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For example, homes adding energy-efficient windows and doors had a nine times growth, along with a six times increase in insulation and weatherization since 2022.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Days later, the contract was amended with one change, subtracting a single dollar, dropping it to $249,999 — one dollar below the threshold requiring City Council approval.
    Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • For example, a card with a $95 annual fee that earns $580 in cash back over the course of a year leaves you $485 ahead after subtracting the fee.
    Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

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“Summing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summing. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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