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 Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship.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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  • Xavier Edwards, Liam Hicks and Brian Navarreto added two hits apiece for the Marlins.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, oil supply is also expected to increase after oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day to their output target for August.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
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  • 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
  • To sum it up, DirecTV is the best option for watching HBO Max at no cost, through its five-day free trial (choose between the MyEntertainment package and Premier package).
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 July 2026
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  • Instead of being calculated on a per-worker basis like the minimum wage fee, the hospitality wage fee would charge each eligible hotel and entertainment venue a flat annual fee of $2,131.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Market capitalization is the total dollar value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock and is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

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“Totalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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