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summation

noun

(ˌ)sə-ˈmā-shən

Definition of summation

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 The Battle of the Gullet is a summation of various micro-conflicts happening simultaneously. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 One way to consider this is that while the percentage growth in prices was higher decades ago, there is a history, as the growing CPI is effectively a summation of all previous price hikes. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026 Gretchen realized that Blue Antiquity was Oscar’s capstone novel, a summation of what my husband believed about life, love, death, and eternity. — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Trump is not totally wrong in his summation, but the remedy is bad as redistricting changes are supposed to occur once every 10 years based on population changes. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for summation

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Billionaires can volunteer large sums of cash without being forced to do so.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The law helps level the playing field somewhat by letting candidates make their cases to voters who watch broadcast TV without needing to raise exorbitant sums of money.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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The center near the Pentagon had an annual budget of $7 million, officials said, with the cross-command total for all civilian security work estimated at around $80 million before the cuts.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
The case comes amid a spike in measles infections in the United States, with 2,777 cases this year, the highest total since 1991.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

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By 16 August, fire and rescue services in England and Wales had been called to 1,132 wildfires this year, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council – that’s more than the record-breaking 1,017 for the whole of last year.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
Newsom has kicked off debate over far-reaching proposals that could impact Californians’ home insurance prices, utility bills and who makes their community whole when electrical equipment sparks a wildfire that sweeps into their town.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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