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Recent Examples of totality We’re usually not supposed to look directly at the sun except during the glorious totality of a solar eclipse. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 Along the way are mountain towns, desert oases, Mediterranean islands and historic cities where eclipse chasers can experience anything from a few minutes to more than six minutes of totality. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Sia and De La Rosa said the totality of the allegations against Hunter — not just the accusations of antisemitism — influenced their decision to censure their colleague. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for totality
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Noun
  • Combined with the families who signed up on their own, that brings the total to nearly 70 million accounts, according to the White House.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • DeSantis warned of forecast rain totals of 4 to 8 inches across the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend this weekend.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Here, the seller advances a sum of money to the buyer’s lender, which then reduces the buyer’s mortgage rate for a certain period, usually a year or two.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Some companies are loath to spend large sums of money on new equipment when there are no tangible benefits or savings.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Speeding up one part does not necessarily speed up the whole.
    — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cooked, though, is like a film about said playground, each shot carefully captured and then edited into a strange and multivalent whole that could take a lifetime to parse.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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