as in total
a complete amount of something
The grand total of the proceeds from the fund-raiser was over $100,000.
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Recent Examples of grand total
Canoo's own public reports indicate the company has delivered a grand total of 19 vehicles so far.
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New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
The proof: Ohio State punted a grand total of once.
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—Eddie Pells, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Teel spent a grand total of 32 days in jail before the plea deal was finalized, and can reduce his three-year sentence by half with good behavior, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Through thick and thin, a constant for McCann was his ardor for the Phillies, a club that has been in existence for over 140 years, winning a grand total — during that span — of two world championships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
The proof: Ohio State punted a grand total of once.
Want more sports news?
—Eddie Pells, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Teel spent a grand total of 32 days in jail before the plea deal was finalized, and can reduce his three-year sentence by half with good behavior, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Through thick and thin, a constant for McCann was his ardor for the Phillies, a club that has been in existence for over 140 years, winning a grand total — during that span — of two world championships.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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Last month, Brannan, who chairs the Council’s Finance Committee, said his comptroller campaign was expecting to get its first public matching funds payout Tuesday for a total of more than $1.5 million.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The tour is scheduled to hit 20 cities in all, for a total of 50 shows.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Big donors get their wishes met when giving away large sums.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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Advertisers are investing substantial sums, with some shelling out over $500,000 for coveted 30-second spots, according to the report.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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On those nights, the sun, Earth and moon will align so that the moon passes into the Earth's shadow, causing the lunar surface to appear as a deep shade of rusty-red during the more than hourlong totality.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Only those in the path of totality could briefly remove them to see the sun's corona with their naked eyes.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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And while Terry technically did not have a turnover on Monday night, some of his drives to nowhere wind up as the same sum total.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
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On the whole, Jimpa is rough around the edges, but Lithgow’s interpretation of the mess of our humanity is pitch-perfect.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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One of them was compositionality: the ability to compose or decompose a whole into parts that can be reused.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).—
Don Maines,
Houston Chronicle,
27 Feb. 2020
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When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Jan. 2020
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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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