summation
Example Sentences
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In summation, these actions point to a more returns-oriented playbook, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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
"I was sort of there, hovering," is his summation of his involvement.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
Wolf knows that, without his intending it, “Pee-wee as Himself” will be viewed as a grand summation of someone who never quite knew what to make of himself.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025
So Macon Dead neither heard of nor visualized Ruth’s sudden terror, her awkward jump from the rocking chair, the boy’s fall broken by the tiny footstool, or Freddie’s amused, admiring summation of the situation.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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