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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

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Noun

The last three national champions—Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana—lost a combined total of one game.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
That brings the total since his resignation to at least $192,402.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of total

Noun

Republicans are pouring unprecedented sums into reliably red states such as Texas, Ohio, Iowa and Alaska as Democratic enthusiasm threatens their narrow congressional majorities.

— Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Measuring this wobble and doing some complicated sums gives the exact strength and orientation of the field to as low as 10⁻¹⁵ Teslas.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sum

Noun

Officers are supposed to look at the totality of someone's circumstances.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The ruling requires federal immigration agents to consider the totality of the circumstances known to them before arresting someone without a warrant.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of totality

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

The United Nations said last week that more Ukrainian civilians were killed and wounded in the first eight months of 2026 than in the whole of last year.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
The researchers added land-surface data created using commercial satellite imagery and calibrated with NASA’s ICESat-2 laser altimetry to construct a 3D model of the whole of Hunga.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026