as in totals
a complete amount of something
the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at
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Recent Examples of totalities
While Spain offers a European setting, many eclipse chasers are eyeing destinations like Tunisia and Egypt for their very long totalities and very high chances of clear skies.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totalities
Noun
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But on top of that, many series decide to submit only one episode per category to keep from cannibalizing their own vote totals.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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Preliminary rainfall totals in Louisiana on Friday may have set a new state record.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Both artists show systems through synecdoche, with parts standing in for wholes.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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Bulls that aren’t saleable become steer for the ranch’s beef market, a direct-to-consumer enterprise through which local families can purchase beef by the pound or buy beef shares — freezer beef sold in quarters, halves or wholes.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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European intelligence services say Russia is recruiting people online and paying them relatively small sums of money to carry out sabotage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Organizations must spend substantial sums hiring attorneys to defend themselves.—
Kim Gorsuch,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Social Security's trustees start with assumptions on aggregates such as the rates of fertility and average wage growth, and apply that information to come up with long-range projections.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Industry experts caution that aggregates derived from coal waste currently represent only a tiny sliver of China’s annual consumption.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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“Totalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalities. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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