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
Here’s a surprising awards stat: Hannah Einbinder has a grand total of zero Emmys for her career-making performance on Hacks.
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Team Tvline, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
That lasted a grand total of 48 hours, as the Dodgers will exit the first half of this stretch of six games in 10 days against the Padres with at least half of a hold on the NL West.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
The grand total ultimately tallied up to $43 million, Baird said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Its domestic grand total currently sits at $170 million and could reach as high as $198 million by the end of the weekend.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
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Team Tvline, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
That lasted a grand total of 48 hours, as the Dodgers will exit the first half of this stretch of six games in 10 days against the Padres with at least half of a hold on the NL West.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
The grand total ultimately tallied up to $43 million, Baird said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Its domestic grand total currently sits at $170 million and could reach as high as $198 million by the end of the weekend.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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And if a player is Premier League-proven, there is also less hesitation to pay big sums of money to other domestic clubs.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Love Is Everything, Latest Greatest Straitest Hits, and One Step at a Time kept him from increasing his sum of leaders from five to eight by just one space.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Consistent with the totality of circumstances approach, the memorandum states that USCIS will look for evidence of genuine rehabilitation for individuals who have transgressions.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the moon slipped into the deepest part of our planet's shadow — a period known as totality — a phenomenon known as Rayleigh scattering saw the moon adopt a bloody red hue, as sunlight scattered by Earth's atmosphere was bent onto the lunar surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The report did not provide details on when, where and how funds were spent, only sum totals for each district.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The two used threatening notes to rob a Bank of America and an East West Bank in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2022, netting a sum total of $2,600.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Using Causal Loop Diagrams to make visible the theories that shape organizational performance can allow teams to see how one department’s decisions ripple across the whole.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, Penner and Johnston said the final agreement will make Denver Water whole.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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