sum totals

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
  • To be considered for team titles, a school must enter a minimum of five and a maximum of seven runners, with the five best scores counting toward the team totals.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The totals were then used to determine the most outdoorsy state of all—an award that went to Vermont.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • There were plausible reasons to sell senior players Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher — given the sums that were offered, or the fact that the players themselves were pushing for moves — but none had to be sold.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Sum totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20totals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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