Definition of totalizenext
as in to add
to combine (numbers) into a single sum when we totalized our restaurant receipts for a month, the result was a little startling

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Recent Examples of totalize As a rule, the more abstract and totalizing the ideology, the more blood that follows in its wake. chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018 Its claim to moral superiority rests on the totalizing depravity of the opposition…. Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 15 Dec. 2017 Its claim to moral superiority rests on the totalizing depravity of the opposition. Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2017 Fortunately, the video was a less, to borrow nifty jargon, totalizing experience. Alfred Soto, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2017
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  • The drones also targeted the residence of the head of the protection agency, the statement added.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Take a styling cue from this showgoer and add a pop of red—or two.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • The solution, as ever, is collaboration and aptly, Balfe sums it up with an 80’s movie reference.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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  • The pay boost is one-time and not used to calculate pension benefits.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But Trump has been relentless in his quest to beautify the nation’s capital, an overall effort that early estimates have calculated will cost over $1 billion.
    News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Totalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalize. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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