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
Coming in the final minutes of a three-and-a-half-hour film, this summation feels like a perfunctory flicker of hopefulness in an otherwise bitter film.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins, in fact, seemed like a perfect summation of the season: There were too many mistakes, too many penalties and too many injuries to win.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Three bystanders told Penny to stop applying a chokehold on Neely but Penny did not listen, a prosecutor said during summations.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s more or less the perfect summation, the perfect comment on the comment.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
The 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins, in fact, seemed like a perfect summation of the season: There were too many mistakes, too many penalties and too many injuries to win.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Three bystanders told Penny to stop applying a chokehold on Neely but Penny did not listen, a prosecutor said during summations.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
That’s more or less the perfect summation, the perfect comment on the comment.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for summation
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Each layer takes a weighted sum of the preceding layers and sends it forward.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
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Several manufacturers spend vast sums of money on their presence at the show.Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
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The market experienced a steep 22% year-on-year decline, landing at $5.8 billion, its lowest annual total since 2014 and a whopping 27% off its pre-pandemic average.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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As such, those totals should be added together, not separated.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The eclipse set off a frenzy among travelers, and even got people off their phones: In states that were in the path of totality, internet traffic dropped by 40 to 60 percent around the time of the eclipse, according to Cloudflare, a company that manages network services.Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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The totality of the Chicago sports experience was just so dreadful.Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Defended well in limited role, though, on the whole.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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That's derived from a Chinese phrase that refers to either the ability to use the whole of the animal or fattening up the target for the kill.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Summation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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