as in sum
a complete amount of something
the summation of climatic conditions that affect plant growth
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Recent Examples of summation
Trump is not totally wrong in his summation, but the remedy is bad as redistricting changes are supposed to occur once every 10 years based on population changes.
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Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
That really was the summation of our conversation.
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Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
Judging from the near-universal backlash to Timothée Chalamet’s recent bad-mouthing of ballet, Eden’s summation of the central tenet of their show may be true.
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Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for summation
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
That really was the summation of our conversation.
—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Mar. 2026
Judging from the near-universal backlash to Timothée Chalamet’s recent bad-mouthing of ballet, Eden’s summation of the central tenet of their show may be true.
—
Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for summation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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That whiplash-inducing sum covers multi-day arena rental, top-tier security, and several headline performers.
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According to the city, the vouchers have a $55 value and they can be renewed five times for a total of six months in the program.
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In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 262 units set aside as affordable housing.
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Bilbao Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay at the northern edge of the path, gets a short totality, but has a spectacular elevated spot to watch the eclipse close to the center.
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On August 12, 2026, totality will be visible from remote northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and the very northwestern tip of Portugal.
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But together, the whole is blander than the sum of its parts—a subtle banality humans can often implicitly sense.
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But the whole thing is a unified whole.
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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