as in sums
a complete amount of something
that's the total for our wheat harvest this year
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as in numbers
to have a total of
two and two total four
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as in adds
to combine (numbers) into a single sum
total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you
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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
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
More than 3,100 rallies are expected nationwide, surpassing the totals of previous No Kings rallies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That may help increase run totals as well.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
How else to explain DraftKings’ current over-under, season win totals for the AFC West?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The story was also updated to correct the final vote totals November 2024’s mayoral race.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The forecast rain totals in South Florida over the next seven days.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But this season, the big centerman exploded for 22-17-39 totals in 36 games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Racers live up to their name with fast pace and gaudy point totals.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The principal alone totals $86,000.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
The Lakeside partnership between Winn Communities and Lennar — the first of Sutter Pointe to be developed — totals 875 acres, about 386 of which are included in the first phase of design and construction.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The company’s investment in the factory and an initial fleet of the modular units totals roughly $200 million.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Filmed on the sitcom’s soundstages, the special will celebrate the show’s eight-season run, which totals 156 episodes.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The secondary market totals around $200 billion, about evenly divided between equity and credit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
High-elevation snow is expected Monday night into Tuesday and possibly again later in the week, but totals will be limited compared to earlier winter storms.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
More than 3,100 rallies are expected nationwide, surpassing the totals of previous No Kings rallies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
That may help increase run totals as well.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
How else to explain DraftKings’ current over-under, season win totals for the AFC West?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The story was also updated to correct the final vote totals November 2024’s mayoral race.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The forecast rain totals in South Florida over the next seven days.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But this season, the big centerman exploded for 22-17-39 totals in 36 games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The Racers live up to their name with fast pace and gaudy point totals.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
That office site totals 50,400 square feet, according to the LoopNet and CompStak commercial property databases.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The principal alone totals $86,000.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
The Lakeside partnership between Winn Communities and Lennar — the first of Sutter Pointe to be developed — totals 875 acres, about 386 of which are included in the first phase of design and construction.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The company’s investment in the factory and an initial fleet of the modular units totals roughly $200 million.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Filmed on the sitcom’s soundstages, the special will celebrate the show’s eight-season run, which totals 156 episodes.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
The secondary market totals around $200 billion, about evenly divided between equity and credit.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totals
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In IconArrows pointing outwards CNBC Europe Multiple media reports have emerged in recent weeks that Iran has been charging ships vast sums to bypass traffic in the waterway.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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The utility business model involves borrowing substantial sums to invest in systems and later recovering costs from customers.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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They were found to have either falsified records, sought funding for services not provided, or used parental PIN numbers themselves to log student attendance.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Mar. 2026
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In their purest form, rare earths aren't rocks but elemental metals – deep cuts on the periodic table, numbers 57-through-71 and two others, for those scoring at home.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Fred Johnson adds depth to Philadelphia's offensive line, but the team will likely still look to add more depth to the offensive line with the futures of Lane Johnson and Landon Dickerson uncertain.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bringing Fauna Robotics into the fold adds a new category to Amazon’s portfolio.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The extreme heat kills the plant tissue immediately and typically destroys the roots of many weed species.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Intrigued, the Duke secretly seduces Gilda, breaks her heart and destroys Rigoletto’s life.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Household income averages $168,679, and home values average $946,327.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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One drop of red dye ruins the whole thing.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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And as per usual, a man ruins everything.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
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In addition, microfluidic chips can be used to deliver specific gradients of morphogens and nutrients to stem cell aggregates, thus controlling symmetry-breaking.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hydrogen is highly energetic and easy to ignite, posing the risk of an explosion if too much aggregates in one area.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totals. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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