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Sum (Verb)

Be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

The report's introduction serves as a brief paragraph to sum the key findings of the research project.
The executive summary is a concise overview that sums the entire report into a few pages.
Her speech attempted to sum the complex issues into simple terms the audience could understand.
The preface written by the author sums the intent and themes explored throughout the novel.
The conclusion paragraph of the essay successfully sums the writer's main arguments into a clear and concise statement.

Determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Sum the total number of students attending each school to determine the district's overall enrollment.
We need to sum the number of people in the audience with those who watched online to get the total viewership.
To get accurate population data, researchers sum the residents of neighboring cities that share a common metropolitan area.
In order to calculate tax revenue, officials sum the local sales from multiple surrounding counties.
Economists sum the economic output of multiple industries to gauge a region's overall GDP.