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
Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totalities
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High-elevation snow is expected Monday night into Tuesday and possibly again later in the week, but totals will be limited compared to earlier winter storms.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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More than 3,100 rallies are expected nationwide, surpassing the totals of previous No Kings rallies.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 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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The right brain sees in wholes (the gestalt), whereas the left brain loves systems.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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In IconArrows pointing outwards CNBC Europe Multiple media reports have emerged in recent weeks that Iran has been charging ships vast sums to bypass traffic in the waterway.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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The utility business model involves borrowing substantial sums to invest in systems and later recovering costs from customers.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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In addition, microfluidic chips can be used to deliver specific gradients of morphogens and nutrients to stem cell aggregates, thus controlling symmetry-breaking.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hydrogen is highly energetic and easy to ignite, posing the risk of an explosion if too much aggregates in one area.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Totalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalities. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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