totality

noun

tō-ˈta-lə-tē How to pronounce totality (audio)
Definition of totalitynext
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 Bilbao Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay at the northern edge of the path, gets a short totality, but has a spectacular elevated spot to watch the eclipse close to the center. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 5 July 2026 On August 12, 2026, totality will be visible from remote northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and the very northwestern tip of Portugal. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for totality
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  1. total
  2. sum
  3. whole
Noun
  • The total does not include other deaths blamed on the heat since late June.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The governor took in a total of $471,104 – all in outside contributions – in June compared to a combined total of $350,288 between Minogue and Shortsleeve.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
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  • Another newspaper calculated the sum to be roughly 3,000 pounds, or something near a half-million dollars today.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sharing the hefty sum Taylor Swift paid the city for her Madison Square Garden wedding to Travis Kelce earlier this month.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of sum
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  • Copyright infringement occurs when the whole or a substantial part of a work protected by copyright — such as a photograph, illustration or novel — is reproduced without the author’s permission.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
  • Tax efficiency leaks in the gaps between advisors, each managing their corner without seeing the whole.
    — Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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