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 — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship.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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  • Gradey Dick and rookie Keaton Wagler each scored 15 points and Rui Hachimura added 14 as the Clippers won for the first time since getting past the Sacramento Kings in the season opener.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Jake Mannarino, a national champion diver who had not won a high school state championship before, can finally add that gold medal to his stack of accomplishments.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • Mike Krieger, Anthropic’s chief product officer and an advisor at Collective[i], summed it up in a single line.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For people not understanding Timeless Ticket holder frustrations, this sums it up pretty well.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • For example, a homeowner with a house assessed at $500,000 could eventually have taxes calculated as if the home were worth $250,000 for those local taxes.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Douglas McCauley, professor of ocean science at UC Santa Barbara and director of the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, said the new report doesn’t provide much information about how the new number was calculated.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Totalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalize. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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