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summation

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


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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

"I was sort of there, hovering," is his summation of his involvement.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

“We’ve been through many restructurings, and a lot of hard work. GM left. We decided to stay,” said Farley in summation of the company’s recent history in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Her summation, in fact, ended with a lie.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

I never liked writing concluding paragraphs to papers—where you just repeat what you’ve already said with phrases like In summation, and To conclude.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green




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