as in to number
to have a total of
a lifetime of charitable contributions that sum into the millions
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Massive flocks of passenger pigeons, which had once numbered in the billions, were wiped out due to overhunting, habitat destruction and the disruption of their migratory patterns.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025 -
Companies ranging from Saks Fifth Avenue to JCPenney are scaling back operations in select regions, while broader trends in the retail industry are prompting closures numbering in the thousands nationwide.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Sum (to or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20%28to%20or%20into%29. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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