as in total
a complete amount of something
the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at
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Recent Examples of totality
The all-consuming totality of the Julia Roberts phenomenon was well-earned.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Makar may also be comparing his career to the totality of Roy’s, but that is where the case for the future Hall of Famer begins.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
Contained in its 15 tracks is an exploration of the totality of the human spirit, pushed to the brink and brought back time and again.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
New Zealand will witness a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2028, when the path of totality will pass directly over its southern island after passing through central Australia.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Makar may also be comparing his career to the totality of Roy’s, but that is where the case for the future Hall of Famer begins.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2025
Contained in its 15 tracks is an exploration of the totality of the human spirit, pushed to the brink and brought back time and again.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
New Zealand will witness a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2028, when the path of totality will pass directly over its southern island after passing through central Australia.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
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Sergio Attento recently earned a perfect score on the SAT, achieving a total of 1600, the highest possible mark, NBC 6 reported.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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They were ultimately booked on a total of 34 charges, 16 of which are felonies.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So how should regular people think about all the huge sums of money churning through the industry?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The whole me is insured, but not specific things.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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