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
In his summation to jurors, prosecutor Joseph Ford essentially blamed Darrow for the dynamiting of The Times.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
But the neatest summation is probably that Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are returning to their natural places in the Bundesliga.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Tacopina focused much of the first half of his summation on a trip Ephron took to a Los Angeles gun range on Oct. 19, 2021, two weeks before the incident.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.
—Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
But the neatest summation is probably that Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are returning to their natural places in the Bundesliga.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
On Thursday, Tacopina focused much of the first half of his summation on a trip Ephron took to a Los Angeles gun range on Oct. 19, 2021, two weeks before the incident.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
With the leadership mantle passing from the former president to his understudy, Mondale offered a laudatory summation of the Carter administration.
—Mark Barabak, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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In sum, that’s far less density on the site than the 1,000 units existing zoning allows for, Martin told the commissioners.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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In an era where physical and digital purchases have largely been overshadowed by streaming, that number stands out as one of the biggest first-week sales sums of the year.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The researchers analyzed data from 35 studies – a total of 24,489 participants – conducted between 2007 and 2024 in the US, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Spain, Italy, or across multiple countries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Warriors starters missed their first 14 3-pointers and the team put out its second-lowest scoring total of the season.—
Danny Emerman,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Western Europe and parts of West Africa will catch totality at moonset.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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During totality, the entire moon is inside Earth's umbra, turning a deep red or orange color.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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While Flying Lotus has constructed a film filled with distinctive imagery, Ash, on the whole, feels just as spotty as Riya’s memory.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tourist arrivals in London increased 10% to 10.4 million in the first half of 2024, after rising 25% to 20.3 million in the whole of 2023, government data showed.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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