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sum total

noun

Definition of sum total

as in total

a complete amount of something in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble

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Recent Examples of sum total 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 His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025 Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months. — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023 Conversely, their sum total energy is higher if their spins are pointing in opposite directions. — Peter McMahon, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018 See All Example Sentences for sum total

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum total

Noun

In 2025, the company flew a total of 170 times (165 by Falcon 9 and five by Starship).

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of total

Noun

Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either unwilling or unable to shell out that kind of sum, in maritime limbo.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The acquisition looks small next to the enormous sums being spent on frontier AI models, data centers and chips.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sum

Noun

During totality, the temperature could briefly fall by 18 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) before rising rapidly again once the sun reappears.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A total solar eclipse darkens the skies over northeastern Spain, with Corbera dâEbre, in Tarragona, Spain, on August 12, 2026, among the locations along the path of totality.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of totality

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After Ann Sather opens in the former Stella’s space, the grand total of Ann Sather restaurants will be four, at least until the end of the year.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
There was a check made out to Marc Summers for the grand total of 50 bucks.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of grand total

Noun

In just its first two days, the feature-length doc racked up 9 million views, the streamer reported on Tuesday, second only to Millie Bobby Brown threequel Enola Holmes 3 (12 million views over the fulls even days).

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
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

Definition of full

Noun

Each study captures only a sliver of the whole, which may be larger yet.

— Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
Later versions supported natural language-style searches and gave users the sense that the web could finally be approached as an indexable whole, even if the results were still rough around the edges.

— Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026