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
So far this year, the founder of Moms First, has received a grand total of 10.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ding earned another $16,400 with his victory Tuesday, bringing his grand total winnings so far to $644,000.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ding earned another $16,400 with his victory Tuesday, bringing his grand total winnings so far to $644,000.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
Noun
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The layout offers up a total of six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and three half baths.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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This collection, the first celebrity collab for Lee, brings men's and women's clothing, fun bag charms, patchwork denim bags and even adorable pet shirts and bandanas -- over 100 items in total -- to shoppers for accessible prices ranging from $6 to $42.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The trial, of course, is centered on whether OpenAI abandoned its charitable founding mission as its for-profit arm fundraised record sums from Microsoft and others and its parent company restructured into a public-benefit corporation.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Now the company seeks to expand on last year’s win by spending vast sums — putting up more than $70 million so far — on a California ballot measure campaign to cap attorney fees in car crash cases.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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The path of totality crosses parts of the Westfjords, Snæfellsnes peninsula and Reykjanes peninsula, while Reykjavik itself will also experience totality.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Luxury expedition yacht Aqua Lares will cruise along the path of totality, deep into East Greenland to the Scoresby Sund.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 May 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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So much that was hidden now completes the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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