as in total
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 totality
Eleven countries will be in the path of totality, including Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The path of totality will cross parts of 11 countries, mostly across North Africa and the Middle East.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
The totality of the circumstances surrounding this Committee's investigation leave Dr. O'Connor no choice but to decline to answer questions on two overlapping grounds.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The totality phase, when the Earth's shadow fully covers the moon, is expected to last around 65 minutes, according to NASA.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
The path of totality will cross parts of 11 countries, mostly across North Africa and the Middle East.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
The totality of the circumstances surrounding this Committee's investigation leave Dr. O'Connor no choice but to decline to answer questions on two overlapping grounds.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The totality phase, when the Earth's shadow fully covers the moon, is expected to last around 65 minutes, according to NASA.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
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In May 2023, the Institute for Energy Research reported record purchases of oil by the two nations, a total of 110 million barrels for the month, which was up 10% from the prior month.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The production has a total of more than 200 speaking roles.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The mobile home owners, many of whom paid multiple times that maximum buyout figure for their trailers — which are cemented into the ground and not particularly mobile — argue those sums, and the time they were given to find alternative housing, were insufficient.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Of Cristian’s starting sum, streaming activity contributes 5,000 units, equating 6.6 million official on-demand audio and video streams of its songs.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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They’re tied for 12th in team defensive runs (22) saved, which indicates their defense has been at least above average on the whole.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Pacific challenge aims to raise awareness and funding to build boreholes for the whole of the Ambohimanarina municipality in Madagascar, where currently only 14% of the population has access to safe, clean drinking water.—
Quinta Thomson,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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