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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
Epstein would also be involved in gifts totaling $950,000 from private equity titan Leon Black to IPI.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Traders placed bets totalling more than $7 billion right before major US announcements relating to the Iran war, prompting accusations of rampant corruption in Washington.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
The federal government previously terminated 17 research grants at UNC Charlotte in early 2025, totaling over $14 million.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Redulla said that past monk seal cases reviewed by NOAA have resulted in penalties totaling several thousand dollars.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 May 2026
His account racked up scores of bids totaling tens of thousands of dollars for a hodgepodge of items.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In 2024, these exports to Canada constituted more than 20% of Canada’s alcohol imports, totaling US$744 million.
—Andrew Muhammad, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Two nights later, Mitchell finished a Game 4 win as a team-high plus-27, totaling 22 points and six assists on 16 shots.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Berrios-Otero remains held on bonds totaling $4 million.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Traders placed bets totalling more than $7 billion right before major US announcements relating to the Iran war, prompting accusations of rampant corruption in Washington.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
The federal government previously terminated 17 research grants at UNC Charlotte in early 2025, totaling over $14 million.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Redulla said that past monk seal cases reviewed by NOAA have resulted in penalties totaling several thousand dollars.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 May 2026
His account racked up scores of bids totaling tens of thousands of dollars for a hodgepodge of items.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
In 2024, these exports to Canada constituted more than 20% of Canada’s alcohol imports, totaling US$744 million.
—Andrew Muhammad, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
Two nights later, Mitchell finished a Game 4 win as a team-high plus-27, totaling 22 points and six assists on 16 shots.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Berrios-Otero remains held on bonds totaling $4 million.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totaling
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Crowds numbering in the hundreds then gathered at Chick-fil-A and surrounding businesses, where fights broke out and individuals illegally congregated.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The days when a seafaring nation could rely on a blue-water fleet of major combat ships numbering less than one or two hundred hulls is over.—
David Szondy
April 20,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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Since the closure of Connecticut Yankee some 30 years ago, Connecticut has been home to just one nuclear power plant, Millstone in Waterford, and has restricted adding others.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Even so, adding small amounts of diluted milk to the soil may help supplement calcium and provide trace nutrients.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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In the team's binary merger model, the compact object is close enough to its stellar companion to rip off its outer hydrogen layer without completely destroying the star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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The fires hit close to home, destroying both Pratt’s Pacific Palisades residence and his parents’ home.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised data, adding an additional 34,000 jobs to January, showing a growth of 160,000, but subtracting 41,000 from February, showing a loss of 133,000.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many family members are opposed to demolishing and/or selling the property.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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The Preakness is taking place at Laurel Park between Baltimore and Washington this spring while its longtime home, Pimlico Race Course, is rebuilt as part of a massive construction project that included demolishing the debilitating old structure.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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In a similar way, a financial institution could underwrite at a portfolio level, aggregating risk and scaling investment.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Markets opened down nearly 1% across the indices on Monday, but news-aggregating accounts online and on social media picked up on a report by New York Post pentagon reporter Caitlin Doornbos.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Jan. 2018
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Throughout its run, the production has become a box office phenomenon, repeatedly shattering house records and becoming the first show in the venue's 121-year history to gross more than $1 million in a single week.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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In what was undoubtedly earth shattering news for anyone with a tattoo of a chef's knife on their forearm, the trailer for the Anthony Bourdain biopic, Tony, dropped this week.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Totaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totaling. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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