as in added
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator
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Recent Examples of summed
The late Bill Carr, a former Florida athletic director who was Houston’s AD when the SWC breakup began, once summed this up to me in a way that still sticks.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Because colonization can precede infection, one patient may count as both a screening case and, later, a clinical case, so the two totals overlap and cannot be summed.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Analysts at Deutsche Bank summed it up nicely in a June 11 note to clients.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Higgo summed it up in a way many of us can relate to in all walks of life.
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Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Hence people’s utilities cannot be summed in a meaningful way.
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George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Jones might have summed it up best.
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ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Chloé Farand summed it up for the Guardian, noting the researchers’ projection of 500,000 additional annual deaths due to inactivity by 2050.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
The sequences after the game summed it up, from the embrace with Erik Spoelstra, being showered courtside by teammates, the moments with Micky Arison and Nick Arison on the opposite end of the sideline, and then the interaction with Pat Riley in the hallway leading to the locker room.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Because colonization can precede infection, one patient may count as both a screening case and, later, a clinical case, so the two totals overlap and cannot be summed.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Analysts at Deutsche Bank summed it up nicely in a June 11 note to clients.
—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Higgo summed it up in a way many of us can relate to in all walks of life.
—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Hence people’s utilities cannot be summed in a meaningful way.
—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Jones might have summed it up best.
—
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Chloé Farand summed it up for the Guardian, noting the researchers’ projection of 500,000 additional annual deaths due to inactivity by 2050.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
The sequences after the game summed it up, from the embrace with Erik Spoelstra, being showered courtside by teammates, the moments with Micky Arison and Nick Arison on the opposite end of the sideline, and then the interaction with Pat Riley in the hallway leading to the locker room.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summed
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By 1993, American Girl had added the Colonial-era Felicity and Addy, who escaped slavery during the Civil War.
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And if the participating countries agree, the funds would be shared between Iran and Oman, the official added.
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Washington subtracted after adding two potential difference-makers in trades for Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch.
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There will be plenty of discourse over the next few weeks, and a lot of negotiating on what could be added or subtracted from the legislation to get this off the Senate floor and into the House.
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The weather service also cautions the heat index is calculated for shady areas only.
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Another issue with the heat index concerns the way that it’s calculated.
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The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions.
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During inference, large language models store computed token relationships in this cache rather than recalculating them with every output.
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