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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

His points total broke a longstanding FHSAA state meet record in Saturday’s Class 4A championships meet at the Florida Aquatics Swimming Training (FAST) center in Ocala.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
The question, posed during an on-court postgame interview, was when a young player stops measuring his performance by his point total and starts measuring it by the result.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of total

Noun

At the time, Vaillant said the company had been put under significant financial strain following several months during which Tomorrow stopped paying sums owed to partners and suppliers.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Should there be a winner in the UK, they will be paid over 30 years rather than a lump-sum cash option.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of sum

Noun

In Spain, the 12 August band of totality cut across the north of the country; the center line of the shadow passed within 11 kilometers of Pico Trigaza, promising Druckmüller and his colleagues a precious 107 seconds of totality.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Historical cloud cover is exceptionally low, while totality reaches around five and a half minutes near the centerline.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of totality

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At the first September yearling sale inside the pavilion, 92 horses were purchased for a grand total of $419,100.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
At a Monday morning news conference celebrating their victory, federal officials said 17 others accused of similar crimes would be in custody very soon, for a grand total of 28, according to my colleagues Kevin Rector and Brittny Mejia.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 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

Balenciaga—no, the whole of fashion—could definitely benefit from seeing more of that right now.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
To make matters worse, Tacvba’s label expected a new record, and the demos that the band had been taping between tours were far from ready to become a cohesive whole.

— Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026