summing

verb

present participle of sum
as in adding
to combine (numbers) into a single sum can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator

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Recent Examples of summing Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 There’s no better way of summing them up. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for summing
  1. adding
  2. subtracting
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  • Officials are investigating the source of the oil, according to Fars News Agency, adding that a clean-up effort was underway.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Swift will be adding another trophy to her shelf, as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the superstar will be inducted into the hall this fall, becoming, at 36, the youngest writer ever to receive the honor.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of adding
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  • That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, as well as deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes and fees.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Days later, the contract was amended with one change, subtracting a single dollar, dropping it to $249,999 — one dollar below the threshold requiring City Council approval.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of subtracting

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