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
The Big Island is bracing for hurricane-force winds over 75 mph and rain totals of 15-to-20 inches. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 From May through July 1951, the monthly rainfall totals in Kansas and Missouri were three to four times higher than usual. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Rainfall totals in coastal Guerrero and Michoacán states could reach 3 to 6 inches, with locally up to 8 inches in spots through Thursday. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 After dark, chances rise to 90% and the totals could exceed a half an inch, forecasters say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 This graphic shows the forecast rain totals in South Florida over the next seven days. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026 The firm noted that the apps had staggered platform releases split between Apple and Google Play, which would impact their totals. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Miguel Rojas, at age 37, has his lowest home run and RBI totals in nine years. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Other high totals belong to Dag Juhlin of the band Poi Dog Pondering, and the Mekons. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
Salomon is also looking at how to connect with new consumers, such as through head-to-toe apparel and bags, which totals about 15 percent of revenues. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Iván Herrera walked to chase Roupp, and Burleson singled on the first pitch from Reiver Sanmartin for his 110th RBI and 61st hit with runners in scoring position — both totals top the majors. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 That totals $240, saving you $72 over six months buying each on its own. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 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 1966 and the living area totals 1,479 square feet. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totals
Noun
  • The companies building these centers are spending unimaginable sums.
    — Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also the small circle of companies such as my own that prolifically commit mid-to-high eight-figure sums to fund film and television productions.
    — Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These protests attracted the interest of the Council of Europe, the international organisation set up in 1949 to uphold human rights and the rule of law in Europe which now numbers 46 members, including the United Kingdom.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Launched in 1973 in Scotts Valley, the Erik’s empire now numbers 29 restaurants and stretches from the Monterey Peninsula to Sacramento County.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Debrecen plant adds another major manufacturing location as CATL expands its production footprint closer to European vehicle manufacturers.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • An available upgrade kit included on the orange show model adds two side windows, a opening roof hatch window and a 145-W solar panel for €3,950 ($4,500).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • How IonQ cracked error correction Since making measurements of a qubit destroys its quantum state, researchers can only gather information about their syndromes to know if the qubit has accumulated an error or not.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.
    — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 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
  • Nothing ruins an outfit faster than an ill-fitting bra, which is why this V-neck option caught our eye.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Bringing these types of guys back is what ruins a team’s flexibility.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

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“Totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totals. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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