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 This offering is even more sprawling than just a castle, however, and includes many outbuildings for its sum total asking less than $1.1 million ($1,057,207 to be exact). Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024 Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023 That means its stock is valued at a sharp discount to the sum total of Credit Suisse’s hard recoverable assets that can be liquidated to cover debt in the event of collapse — usually a sign of extreme distress. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2022 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Regardless of who is to blame for the play, the Chiefs' offense in totality has not looked anything resembling the team that made it to the Super Bowl just last year.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Furthermore, the CoI concluded that genocidal intent is the only reasonable inference from the totality of the evidence, and having considered the pattern of conduct.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Sum total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20total. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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