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 Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship.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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  • It’s labeled in their inventory so it’s not confused for an original, but adds their own touch to their trove.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The school, which already has a popular AI minor, is adding an AI major.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • 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
  • To sum it up, those hoping for an Aegon redemption arc may want to temper their expectations.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • These superlatives were calculated based on data measured between May 25 and July 12; Nielsen operates on a multi-week delay for streaming titles.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These values are used to calculate how much property taxes residents pay.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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

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