SUM (TO OR INTO) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

sum (to or into)

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as in to number

to have a total of a lifetime of charitable contributions that sum into the millions

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The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The September list numbered 115 stocks, down from 121 in August and, of those, the firm whittled down the top 20.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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