totaled

variants or totalled
past tense of total
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago

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Recent Examples of totaled But one of the boxes did not contain five packets of ballots, which totaled 250 ballots, according to Bellows. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 All surgeries totaled $68,000 (not including flights, accommodations and anesthesia) and were paid by Vincent. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 As a result, the brand saw a 3,500 percent increase in sales and totaled seven figures in 48 hours. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025 The Chiefs totaled 476 yards of offense and allowed the Jaguars to manage only 319. Sam McDowell October 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025 In a four-drive sequence before their Hail Mary drive, the Eagles totaled 14 plays, two yards and four punts. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Treasurer Daniel Elliott Elliott's travel expenses over the last year totaled nearly $9,300. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025 Those bills, which came from specialists in emergency medicine, anesthesiology, and radiology who treated her, totaled more than $5,000. Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Such payouts have totaled about $36 million since 2020 but peaked at $19 million in 2023. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totaled
Verb
  • Your job is to reassemble them into the original novel (unfortunately for you, the pages aren’t numbered).
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The company may still boast one of Silicon Valley’s most storied names, but its staff, which numbered 96,000 as of the end of July, had worked for years through nearly uninterrupted decline, watching their company lose nearly all relevance.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Connecticut added similar information at the top of denial letters in a box on the front page in 2023.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One year after becoming a mom for the first time, Alexis added Truman to the family just two days shy of his sister’s first birthday.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Though most of his property was destroyed in the fire, a carnival operator named Bunny Gibbons bought Gein's car and charged 25 cents for people to view it until authorities shut down the operation.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Religiousness was measured by responses to questions about the importance of religion, religious attendance, frequency of prayer and belief in God.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Bills are averaging 33 points a game and have the league’s best offense measured by EPA.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Politics, however, can’t be subtracted from this equation.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For every second over 45 seconds, a thousand dollars would be subtracted.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Atlanta Braves Speaking of injuries, the fragile nature of the human body really wrecked Brian Snitker’s swan song.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • America will be watching Monday night’s early game, perhaps in much the same way traffic can’t help but slow to watch two cars that have just wrecked.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each episode explores how Taylor shattered Hollywood’s glass ceiling, built a billion-dollar business empire, and transformed celebrity activism through her pioneering work in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
    Peter White, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Jeff sustained a gunshot wound that shattered his ankle, receiving two surgeries to remove the bullet and leather from his foot.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All the problems getting into the ground ruined the trip a bit.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In 1950s Washington, the moral entrepreneurs were members of Congress and expert witnesses who labeled people Soviet collaborators and ruined many of their lives.
    Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Totaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totaled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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