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summation

[suh-mey-shuhn] / səˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
summary
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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That’s the perfect summation of the toothless film Johnson has crafted.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

It might be the best summation of a historic quarter that will be nearly impossible to match.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

As Stuart scholar Ellen Miles has written, the Lansdowne Portrait, as it is known, is “Stuart’s grandest American accomplishment,” a beautiful picture that “was quickly recognized as the best pictorial summation of Washington’s public role.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

With all that said, a bonfire composed of burning laptops is a good summation of 2026’s current flavor of anxiety.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2026

“It is the American dream in a box,” he said, pleased with his tidy summation.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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