totalities

plural of totality
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 The 2027 total solar eclipse is part of a family of moon shadows called Saros 136, which produces very long-duration totalities. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 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. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
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Noun
  • The Big Island is bracing for hurricane-force winds over 75 mph and rain totals of 15-to-20 inches.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From May through July 1951, the monthly rainfall totals in Kansas and Missouri were three to four times higher than usual.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The latter falls in love, or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
  • Both artists show systems through synecdoche, with parts standing in for wholes.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Love quickly gained the trust of dozens of women, allegedly convincing them to give him large sums of money.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Measuring this wobble and doing some complicated sums gives the exact strength and orientation of the field to as low as 10⁻¹⁵ Teslas.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Upstream, the automotive industry exists in productive symbiosis with steel, oil, glass, rubber, aggregates, concrete, electronics, engineering and construction, each transforming flows of matter first to value and then to waste.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As water is applied to the garden, soil aggregates gradually break down.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Totalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalities. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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