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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Recent Examples of grand total
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
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The totals are incomplete because agencies like the FBI have found ways to access the data without reporting the searches publicly, said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Since October, 23 people have died in ICE custody, already surpassing the total for the prior fiscal year and now on pace to be the deadliest period in two decades.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Wealthy donors have contributed significantly to the organization's $300 million haul since the 2024 election, federal records show — a record-breaking sum.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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That was an alarming sum then, more than a coal miner’s annual wage.—
Steve Doerschuk,
USA Today,
15 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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Shooting with a filter also requires its manual removal during totality — or, when the sun is completely hidden by the moon — meaning a hand must enter the frame and interrupt the shot.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
15 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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Same could be said for playing Yordan in LF vs sum total likelihood of him getting injured there.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Was Paul’s effect on history, incalculably large, good or bad on the whole?—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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When Round 2 arrives, the Celtics will be ready, likely whole.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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