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
In fact, his only other catch in that game went for just 1 yard, giving him a grand total of 2 receptions for 16 yards and a TD to kick off his 2025 season.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite being a first-round draft pick, the Mavericks never quite gave Maxence-Prosper a shot, playing just a grand total of 920 minutes during his tenure with the organization.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Rooms In keeping with the name, there are a grand total of 45 rooms and suites at 45 Park Lane.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite being a first-round draft pick, the Mavericks never quite gave Maxence-Prosper a shot, playing just a grand total of 920 minutes during his tenure with the organization.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Rooms In keeping with the name, there are a grand total of 45 rooms and suites at 45 Park Lane.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
Noun
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Changes in the forecast track could result in adjustments to these rainfall totals.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sister Wives has documented the ups and downs of the Brown family — which includes 18 children in total — since 2010.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those enormous sums of money flow to seemingly everyone except the student athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The sum that borrowers need to repay depends on several factors, including how expensive the colleges are, and whether borrowers had enough savings to pay tuition up front.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The author of this essay has failed to look at this social issue in totality.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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On the whole, though, authorities by this point had gained a fairly comprehensive picture of the Manchester saga.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The most valuable work will come from your ability to conduct a multi-agent, multi-model workflow, synthesizing the outputs of specialized tools into a cohesive and superior whole.—
Marco Argenti,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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