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
This is the summation of all those meals, the best of the best.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In this beautiful summation work, Jia has said it all.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Throughout the prosecution's four-hour summation, Combs kept his head bowed, sometimes scribbling notes to his lawyers and occasionally turning to the jury with a dour look.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The defense spent four hours the next day presenting their summation, followed by the prosecution rebuttal.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 July 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In this beautiful summation work, Jia has said it all.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Throughout the prosecution's four-hour summation, Combs kept his head bowed, sometimes scribbling notes to his lawyers and occasionally turning to the jury with a dour look.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
The defense spent four hours the next day presenting their summation, followed by the prosecution rebuttal.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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Of that sum, 6,700 were pure purchases, and plays on platforms like Spotify made up the rest.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Of that sum, vinyl sales accounted for nearly 18,000.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
24 Aug. 2025
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The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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In Canada, Banff National Park and Jasper National Park are in the path of totality, as well as Calgary and Edmonton.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In every location along the path of the 2026 eclipse, partial totality will last about two hours, and full totality will last two minutes.—
Cassandra Brooklyn,
AFAR Media,
21 Aug. 2025
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On the whole, the legislation increases spending by 13% over the previous fiscal year, according to an analysis by the American Governance Institute.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Despite the struggles in the broader agricultural sector, Wall Street analysts on the whole remain optimistic about Deere’s road ahead.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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