totals 1 of 2

plural of total

totals

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of total
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as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago

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Recent Examples of totals
Noun
Lowell is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with maximum totals exceeding 10 inches possible for Kauai and the Big Island, the hurricane center said. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 The totals don’t include one-time purchases for supplies, travel or food. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The recipes themselves are also being engineered for macro balance, not just protein totals. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Rain could fall at 1 to 3 inches an hour, with totals of 1 to 2 inches or more. Justin Lewis, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Walker nearly eclipsed those rushing totals in the Governors’ season-opening win over Portage last week with six carries for 33 yards. Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Win totals for all 32 Predictions are hard, especially about the future. Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The industry answers with investment totals, construction jobs and competition with China. Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Maui is forecast to see 4 to 6 inches, while the forecast is less certain for the other islands, with generally lower totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected and isolated amounts up to 4 inches or more possible. Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
Manufacturing also saw a growth of 16,000 jobs in August, continuing a trend that totals 58,000 since lows reached this past December. Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 The house was built in 1984 and the living area totals 2,197 square feet. Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The country’s national debt now totals over $40 trillion, with no signs of slowing down. Josh Feldman, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totals
Noun
  • Although Fernandez was being paid huge sums, his salary was not at a level that City or Real Madrid could potentially offer.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Overall price points fall between the five- to six-figure range, with occasional four-digit sums.
    Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Watchlist volume jumps an average of 40 times for Unreleased Gems titles specifically, according to figures Letterboxd has publicly cited, numbers a filmmaker can point to that a skeptical buyer can’t wave away.
    Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The in‑house repair team now numbers 30, supported by a Paris concierge-style service that can handle lighter fixes with a turnaround in days, a service Mothay plans to roll out to other markets, with Tokyo a likely next step.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Ground ginger adds a spicy note to cookies such as gingersnaps, preserves, quick breads like gingerbread, and beverages such as ginger ale.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Iowa project now adds another major nuclear investment to that push.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Laser destroys 11 drones in 10 days US forces have stopped around 300 drones allegedly linked to cartels since the beginning of 2026.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Verb
  • Retirement income averages $531,000 and expenses average $772,000.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • The 100-year-old system averages nine breaks for every 100 miles of water main, which beats the industry average of about 12 breaks, said Graeme Chaple, distribution division manager for SPRWS.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after a company subtracts its direct costs, so the higher the margin the better for the company.
    John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Vitae and Willpower/Health merge into a single resource, Difficulty subtracts dice from a pool rather than raising a target number, and players roll nearly all of the dice at the table.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Many of them have rides, like the Mexico pavilion’s The Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros, which is inside a replica of that country’s iconic Chichen Itza Mayan ruins.
    Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s a bit of a problem, because nothing ruins the allure of the new and novel quite like ubiquity.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totals. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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