as in total
a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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According to TickPick, the priciest purchase on their platform so far was for three tickets in Section 114, Row T, costing $7,859 per ticket — a grand total of $23,576.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Before the trade deadline, Miller had played a grand total of 179 minutes on an NBA court over nearly three seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This loadout gives it a total of 32 Xe2-HPG cores and a grand total of 4,096 pixel shaders.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The reality is that 69 games into the season, the two have played together 13 times for a grand total of 190 minutes, two minutes fewer than the equivalent of four full games.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Before the trade deadline, Miller had played a grand total of 179 minutes on an NBA court over nearly three seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
This loadout gives it a total of 32 Xe2-HPG cores and a grand total of 4,096 pixel shaders.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The reality is that 69 games into the season, the two have played together 13 times for a grand total of 190 minutes, two minutes fewer than the equivalent of four full games.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
Noun
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Mehdi Bostanchi owns a ventilation and air conditioning factory, and a second producing household fans, with a total of more than 1,130 employees.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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As part of his plea agreements, Jones agreed to give up a total of $73,000 and, at sentencing, could be ordered to pay additional sums as restitution.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The gang, many of whom were part of the Doan family, robbed the Bucks County treasury of a large sum — 1,200 silver Spanish dollars and 400 silver French crowns, as well as other cash.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The race to offer data center operators the most appealing tax incentive may end up being a race to the bottom, as the strategy might already be losing local and state governments large sums of money.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The speed and totality with which this happened shocked everyone except Mother, who said with pride that this aggression was what being a man meant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Paradoxically, his quest for totality entailed a diminishment—of size, of scale, of material.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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This ingredient outmasses the full sum total of all normal matter by about a 5-to-1 ratio, clumps and clusters like (slow-moving) matter does, but doesn’t interact with normal matter or light in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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In sum total, almost 14 percent of the total subscriber pool here between HBO Max and Paramount+ already subscribes to both services.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.—
Ginny Monk,
ProPublica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Still, his season on the whole was underwhelming, finishing with just 28 points, his lowest since the 56-game 2020-21 season.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To apply with your hands, dispense two dropper fulls, rub the palms of your hands together, and then evenly rub into your face and neck—just don’t forget to wash your hands when you’re done.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
2 June 2025
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).—
Don Maines,
Houston Chronicle,
27 Feb. 2020
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