totaling

variants or totalling
present participle of total
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as in destroying
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 totaling Juventus have completed the signing of winger Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen in a transfer totaling €37million. Colin Millar, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Loveland had a strong rookie season, totaling 58 receptions for 713 yards with six touchdowns. Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The first are eleven reciprocating gas engines, totaling about 30 MW, which mechanically drive compressors used to process and move natural gas. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Per the listing, two additional undeveloped parcels totaling 10 acres, with one overlooking the vineyards of the neighboring Lasseter Family Winery, offer room to expand. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 July 2026 The series charted in the Top 10 every week since its two-episode series premiere, totaling over 6B total viewing minutes. Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 2026 Last fall, then–Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem oversaw the purchase of at least 11 large warehouse properties around the country at a cost totaling more than $1 billion. Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026 Two decades ago, the film made Cannes history of the longest standing ovation, totaling 22 minutes. Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 July 2026 Paris Dye’s son David Dye received 14 payments totaling more than $9,200, spread across contract labor, video production and podcast production. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totaling
Verb
  • The groups, with members numbering in the dozens, have attempted to cross from Israel to Syria every few days in recent weeks.
    Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Platner also endorsed a global minimum tax of 2 percent on the world’s billionaires (numbering 3,428, according to the most recent Forbes billionaires list).
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The Mountain West has since rebuilt its roster by adding UTEP, Grand Canyon and UC Davis as full members, and Northern Illinois and North Dakota State as football-only affiliates.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For example, homes adding energy-efficient windows and doors had a nine times growth, along with a six times increase in insulation and weatherization since 2022.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The fire ripped through hillside neighborhoods, destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At that tipping point, the only solution is for oil prices to surge, destroying enough demand for oil that the market can return to equilibrium.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These approaches include molecules designed to clear these protein clumps or reduce their production, as well as molecules that can stop them from aggregating.
    Sunil Kumar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
  • On fraud, aggregating transaction data across institutions means that a suspicious destination account flagged by one bank can protect customers at every other bank in the network.
    Peter High, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Days later, the contract was amended with one change, subtracting a single dollar, dropping it to $249,999 — one dollar below the threshold requiring City Council approval.
    Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • For example, a card with a $95 annual fee that earns $580 in cash back over the course of a year leaves you $485 ahead after subtracting the fee.
    Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • At least one person was arrested for trespassing in connection with an earlier protest to stop contractors from demolishing the other trees.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The framework replaces an often uncertain approval process characterized by its three-stage decision pathway comprising No-Objection, Approval and Authorization.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • There’s no better way of summing them up.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026

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“Totaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totaling. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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