GRAND TOTAL Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

grand total

noun

Definition of grand total

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 Additionally, Reitman, Kenan and Jay Levine, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer & Business Operations of Sony Pictures presented a $150,000 match donation check on behalf of Sony to Starlight Children’s Foundation, for a grand total of $666,000. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2026 Lopez didn’t make a 3-pointer his first six seasons in the league, while Horford made a grand total of three in his first five. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 June 2026 The three sets of tickets were sold for $120,000, making a grand total of $360,000 for the item. — Zuri Primos may 31, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026 This is nine playoff wins in a row for Mike Brown’s team, and their only two losses in the playoffs coming by a grand total of two points. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand total

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Noun

Rainfall totals could climb into the double-digits in areas hit repeatedly Wednesday since rain began there earlier this week.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Collins has not yet reported his latest fundraising totals for the quarter.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of total

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Another newspaper calculated the sum to be roughly 3,000 pounds, or something near a half-million dollars today.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sharing the hefty sum Taylor Swift paid the city for her Madison Square Garden wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this month.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of sum

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Bilbao Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay at the northern edge of the path, gets a short totality, but has a spectacular elevated spot to watch the eclipse close to the center.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 July 2026
On August 12, 2026, totality will be visible from remote northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and the very northwestern tip of Portugal.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of totality

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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
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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Noun

Perhaps more than any other tech companies out there today, Amazon and SpaceX are both conglomerates with broad collections of assets and businesses that each believe work together to create a more powerful whole.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Ongoing expenses, including server costs, residual obligations, and, yes, licensing considerations, made the whole of Hollywood history harder to manage and, by extension, it was seen as less marketable to some.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of whole

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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
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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