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
With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.
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Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
If the title sounds like a summation, a wrapping up, think of it more as a jumping-off point.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Opening statements were made, witnesses called and cross-examined, evidence presented, summations delivered.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
That summation of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards will undoubtedly aggravate some people in the movie capital.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
If the title sounds like a summation, a wrapping up, think of it more as a jumping-off point.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 29 Jan. 2025
Opening statements were made, witnesses called and cross-examined, evidence presented, summations delivered.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
That summation of the 82nd Golden Globe Awards will undoubtedly aggravate some people in the movie capital.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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Or in sum, uncivilized peoples of uncivilized spaces.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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DuPont and Linde outperformed the materials sector, with DuPont's potential sum of the parts valuation getting closer to focus ahead of its Nov. 1 electronics business spinoff.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The company had offered 17.06 million shares in its IPO, raising a total of HK$3.45 billion.—
Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The state fire marshal said that there were more than than 175 wildfires in the state burning a total of 4,200 acres, according to the governor’s office.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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How the moon will appear during totality is not known.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The moon takes on a hue of which color during totality, inspiring the eclipse’s name?—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The biggest challenge for European leaders now is to convince taxpayers that Ukraine’s future is their future, too – and that every individual will need to make sacrifices for the safety of the whole.—
Colette Davidson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2025
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On the whole, Center M is more responsive and useful than before.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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