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 Sarah Jones, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2017 The very idea of a reputation for fairness is obsolete before this totalizing partisanship.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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  • Deposition systems add extremely thin layers of material onto a silicon wafer.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Randal Grichuk started the eighth inning with a home run and Kyle Teel added a three-run blast later in the inning for the White Sox.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • The premise was that anyone could review anything, and the collective judgment of the masses would sum to something useful.
    Nirav Tolia, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • So, Caleb, just to sum it up, why has diesel gotten so expensive as the year’s gone on, and at a faster rate recently than regular gas?
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • In a flat-rate COLA, the percentage increase is calculated the same way, but it will only be applied to those in the 20th percentile.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Parents also don’t need to worry about calculating or agreeing to a funding tier during the ARD meeting.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Totalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalize. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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