variants
or totalling
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as in numbering
to have a total of
two and two total four
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2
as in adding
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you
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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
Tired legs left Charlotte’s shots ricocheting off the front rim, with Mingo totaling eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, and Bradford notching 12 points on 33% shooting from the field.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Adebayo followed his mother’s directions and more, totaling 83 points for the second-highest individual scoring performance in NBA history to lead the Heat to a win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday at Kaseya Center.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Collectively, the class signed second contracts totaling $351 million.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The complaint further alleges Braunschweig used a Village of Chenequa credit card to pay a past due bill for waste and dumpster services for Neosho totaling over $3,500.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Films screening in the NEW DOCS section are eligible to win prizes totaling $50,000 (winners will be announced at the annual Awards Barbecue on April 19).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Also last week, at the Amelia Island Concours in Florida, Broad Arrow Auctions hosted the most successful auction ever at Amelia, totaling $111 million.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Flagg ended up scoring 16 points on an inefficient 7-for-23 shooting while also totaling eight rebounds, six assists and three turnovers in 30 minutes.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Northwest Housing purchased the building and surrounding property totaling 32 acres, minus 19 acres that will remain under the town’s ownership to be preserved as open space.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Adebayo followed his mother’s directions and more, totaling 83 points for the second-highest individual scoring performance in NBA history to lead the Heat to a win over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday at Kaseya Center.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Collectively, the class signed second contracts totaling $351 million.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The complaint further alleges Braunschweig used a Village of Chenequa credit card to pay a past due bill for waste and dumpster services for Neosho totaling over $3,500.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Films screening in the NEW DOCS section are eligible to win prizes totaling $50,000 (winners will be announced at the annual Awards Barbecue on April 19).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Also last week, at the Amelia Island Concours in Florida, Broad Arrow Auctions hosted the most successful auction ever at Amelia, totaling $111 million.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Flagg ended up scoring 16 points on an inefficient 7-for-23 shooting while also totaling eight rebounds, six assists and three turnovers in 30 minutes.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Northwest Housing purchased the building and surrounding property totaling 32 acres, minus 19 acres that will remain under the town’s ownership to be preserved as open space.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totaling
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The book features the names of all the authors, numbering near 10,000, followed by a series of empty pages, which protest organizer Ed Newton-Rex told Deadline symbolizes the future for novel writing if large-language artificial intelligence models continue to scrape their work.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Visitors on whale-watching tours often see dolphin pods with animals numbering in the hundreds as well as sea lions and sharks.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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All Pro running back Bijan Robinson played a major role in the receiving game as well, adding 820 yards and four TDs receiving in addition to 1,478 rushing yards and seven rushing scores.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Many residents have asked about the possibility of adding traffic mirrors to the viaduct as part of the project, Burman said.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iran itself is destroying homes and schools, killing and wounding dozens, and disrupting daily life, sometimes beyond recognition.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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But destroying much of Iran’s ability to project power and attacking the security forces that suppress the Iranian public will surely hasten the regime’s collapse.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Willis represents a first move of building, not subtracting.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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This chicken is a great recipe to customize to your preferences, adding and subtracting fresh veggies to suit your taste.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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Simply demolishing it would cost a tiny fraction of that.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The city should follow that advice, and scrap the idea of demolishing its historic civic architecture.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Online agencies like Orbitz profit by aggregating airfares.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Sylvera makes money by aggregating and analyzing data about the market for carbon credits, which buyers and sellers pay to access.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Five of his shots were blocked by Virginia center Ugonna Onyenso, who finished with nine for the game and an ACC Tournament-record 20 over three games, shattering Tim Duncan’s record of 14, which stood for 31 years.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Luxury real estate is getting even more exclusive The backdrop of this trend is a record-shattering luxury real estate market.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Using a methodology comprising those metrics, the chart provides a weekly multidimensional ranking of artist popularity.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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