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 Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship.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 research firm added that while CXMT's technology still lags global memory leaders, domestic internet giants spearheading AI development will likely drive robust adoption of its chips as Beijing pushes for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • For families Families are welcome and extra beds can be added, but bear in mind the elevation, rocky terrain and malaria risk.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
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  • Calling it the Things Can Only Get Better Tour really sums it up.
    Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026
  • The solution Ciufolini proposed decades ago while working with physicist John Archibald Wheeler was to use two satellites in supplementary orbits, meaning with orbital inclinations that sum to 180 degrees.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
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  • Instead, meteorologists divide the atmosphere into big boxes — a 3D grid — and calculate how each box changes on average over time.
    Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • Child Care Aware of America calculated the national average annual child care price of $13,128 in 2024, or 35% of the median income of a single-parent household.
    Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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“Totalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalize. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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