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
In addition, deportation numbers can be notoriously fuzzy, with totals counted in different ways in different years. — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Their election came a week after the county’s voters flipped 11 of the 20 Kansas House seats that are expected to switch from Republican to Democratic control once vote totals are finalized. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026 Localized totals of up to 3 inches of snow could bring road impacts along the Illinois-Indiana border. — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 The first round of rain could include brief periods of moderate to heavy rainfall Friday night, although forecasters said most rainfall totals through Saturday morning should remain below an inch. — City News Service, Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026 That would give it the potential to drop somewhat higher snow totals. — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Kendall County Clerk Debbie Gillette reported that mail-in-vote totals for the general election in Kendall County included 7,900, with early in-person voting at 12,994 and Election Day totals at 18,413 as of mid-afternoon Tuesday. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 In Indiana and Kentucky, where most polls closed at 6 pm ET, Democrats ran well ahead of their early vote totals two years ago. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 The current vote totals have McGuire with about 57% and Gallagher with 43%. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
More classrooms using Chromebooks was lucrative for Google, too, and as of 2025, education represented 60% of Chromebook’s global market share, which totals $14 billion. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026 At the advertised Black Friday bike price of $1,699, the EX Titan and power station bundle totals $1,958—$40 less than buying the power station separately at $299. — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026 Amazon, for example continues to expand its same-day grocery service, which now totals 2,300 locations, while Walmart now offers 30 minute delivery in some places. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 See the full list of scores for Horror Movie Night, and where the leaderboard stood after combining the Horror Movie and Dedication Night totals below. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 The current store network totals 327 locations, with 11 more to open in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Despite that shrinking hardware, Fairphone has almost doubled the buds’ battery life, which now totals 40 hours without active noise cancellation, with eight hours on the buds alone, dropping to six with ANC on. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026 The Studio’s current slate totals more than 80 titles for over 20 platforms, with many more projects in development. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 The site features a primary building that totals 75,000 square feet and a gymnasium that totals 10,000 square feet. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totals
Noun
  • At the time, Vaillant said the company had been put under significant financial strain following several months during which Tomorrow stopped paying sums owed to partners and suppliers.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Tuesday's results delivered a gut punch to Elon Musk and Silicon Valley's biggest power players, who poured record sums into elections only to watch their candidates lose and a backlash against AI threaten their bottom lines.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Linus is an exemplar of sincerity who numbers among our wisest figures in popular culture because of his realness.
    — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As much as any small college, Mount Mercy has used athletics to drive enrollment, which numbers 1,450 this fall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese spy allegations escalate Huang’s reported relationship with Powell adds another complication to an existing controversy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • And obsessing over your results can be harmful, particularly on the mental health of people who tend to worry a lot, adds Lipman.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Ghidorah, a dragon who arrived from outer space, destroys a city in the opening set piece and only gets more dangerous from there.
    — James Grebey, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This overfeeding triggers a runaway nuclear explosion that usually destroys the white dwarf.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Since then, its totalities grew progressively longer before peaking in 1955 at 7 minutes, 7 seconds.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Luckily, his ex is kind enough to give him a pep talk before Lee ruins the afternoon for everyone.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Nothing ruins a good time like misplaced sympathy, and siding with the man of the house in a series that’s more rooted in women’s perspectives with each passing season just feels wrong.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Totals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totals. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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