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
Given the revised schedule, the judge will hold a charging conference Wednesday followed by summations on Thursday.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 June 2025
Last night’s 78th Annual Tony Awards featured some wonderful musical performances, a nice summation of the 2024-2025 Broadway season.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 June 2025
For the documentary, Springsteen offered the most laudatory summation of Jeffreys’ talents.
—Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Ever the wry observer of modern life, Didion could fashion arch vignettes out of therapy summations.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 June 2025
Last night’s 78th Annual Tony Awards featured some wonderful musical performances, a nice summation of the 2024-2025 Broadway season.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 June 2025
For the documentary, Springsteen offered the most laudatory summation of Jeffreys’ talents.
—Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
Ever the wry observer of modern life, Didion could fashion arch vignettes out of therapy summations.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
Noun
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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That goes against the agreement to transfer money, but Allam, to this point, has not pushed the issue, and those sums effectively stand as an interest-free loan.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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There were a total of 26,414 individuals in each group.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Starboard has taken a total of 158 prior activist campaigns in its history and has an average return of 22.34% versus 13.18% for the Russell 2000 over the same period.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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This region has an excellent chance of clear skies for a totality of 1 minute, 35 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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But the real star of the show for Dunhill was the totality of their SS26 collection, with each piece being both wearable and so well situated into the overall thematics of this show.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Return to the show for its two high points: Queen somehow condensed the whole of its grandeur into 21 unforgettable minutes.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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What is home for Superman, the world’s most famous immigrant: Krypton, the United States, the whole of planet Earth?—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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