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
The exposure was going to change wildly in the course of the eclipse, and totality would last only a few minutes.
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Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The author of this essay has failed to look at this social issue in totality.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Contained in its 15 tracks is an exploration of the totality of the human spirit, pushed to the brink and brought back time and again.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Add a few more days for a 14-day Eclipse in Iceland voyage onboard Oceania Marina, directly in the path of totality.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for totality
Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The author of this essay has failed to look at this social issue in totality.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Contained in its 15 tracks is an exploration of the totality of the human spirit, pushed to the brink and brought back time and again.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Add a few more days for a 14-day Eclipse in Iceland voyage onboard Oceania Marina, directly in the path of totality.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for totality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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Sergio Attento recently earned a perfect score on the SAT, achieving a total of 1600, the highest possible mark, NBC 6 reported.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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They were ultimately booked on a total of 34 charges, 16 of which are felonies.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So how should regular people think about all the huge sums of money churning through the industry?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What came next was a whole of Avalanche excellence.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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For context, Arne Slot’s side only conceded three goals via such means across the whole of last season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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