sum totals

Definition of sum totalsnext
plural of sum total
as in totals
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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Noun
  • Yet after three straight seasons with identical point totals, 41 apiece, Strome had played in just over half the team’s games this year between injuries, illness and healthy scratches peppered into that mix of maladies.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
  • By game’s end, both had impressive totals.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026
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  • Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • Massive billionaire funding in the race from artificial intelligence interests operated largely outside public awareness, with super PACs spending enormous sums while deliberately avoiding transparency about their true policy priorities, particularly regarding AI regulation[1].
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Middle East has become a playground for American financiers, who are salivating at the chance of tapping huge sums of money and shaping the region’s financial markets in their own image.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Sum totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20totals. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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