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
One weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces, another weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces, and the biggest weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces — for a grand total of 19 pounds, 4 ounces.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Northrop Grumman does not even come up in the H-1B database, while Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the country, had a grand total of 11 H-1B visas approved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
For Nixon, the best part was walking out the dealership door paying a grand total of $20,300 after taxes, fees and other add-ons.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Beyoncé collected another three wins at the 2025 Grammy Awards, including her first album of the year victory for Cowboy Carter to bring her grand total to 35 Grammys.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
Northrop Grumman does not even come up in the H-1B database, while Lockheed Martin, one of the largest defense contractors in the country, had a grand total of 11 H-1B visas approved.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
For Nixon, the best part was walking out the dealership door paying a grand total of $20,300 after taxes, fees and other add-ons.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Beyoncé collected another three wins at the 2025 Grammy Awards, including her first album of the year victory for Cowboy Carter to bring her grand total to 35 Grammys.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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The Dolphins came into free agency with one of the lowest totals in terms of cap space, and the team has had to bank on lower-end cheaper free agents like safety Ifeatu Melifonwu and offensive tackle Larry Borom.—
James Brizuela,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Asia and the Rest of the World area, sales fell 21.4 percent to 52.4 million euros, accounting for 20.9 percent of the total.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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There was a reluctance to pay such a sum for someone whose talent was clear, but who had yet to deliver consistently in an elite league.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Several of the reallocations were voted on at the county’s Executive Committee meeting last week and were then passed unanimously during Tuesday’s County Board meeting, but three of the larger sums of money were passed Tuesday in split votes.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Western Europe and parts of West Africa will catch totality at moonset.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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During totality, the entire moon is inside Earth's umbra, turning a deep red or orange color.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The two used threatening notes to rob a Bank of America and an East West Bank in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2022, netting a sum total of $2,600.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 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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Tourist arrivals in London increased 10% to 10.4 million in the first half of 2024, after rising 25% to 20.3 million in the whole of 2023, government data showed.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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While Flying Lotus has constructed a film filled with distinctive imagery, Ash, on the whole, feels just as spotty as Riya’s memory.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 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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