as in total
a complete amount of something
in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble
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Recent Examples of sum total
Last weekend, the sum total of all movies grossed a bleak of $38 million in the U.S. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year.
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Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
Globally, hydrogen is still a minuscule part of the global energy mix, with the sum total of hydrogen electrolyzers in operation last year producing roughly 1GW of power.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 14 June 2022
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Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
Globally, hydrogen is still a minuscule part of the global energy mix, with the sum total of hydrogen electrolyzers in operation last year producing roughly 1GW of power.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 14 June 2022
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This decision gave Bush a total of 271 electoral votes.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The fall cut Target’s market capitalization by $15.7 billion, leaving the company’s outstanding shares to be valued at a total of $56.2 billion.Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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That sum is according to Luminate, which also reports that the EP was purchased by 63,700 people in the U.S. alone.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That might not sound like a lot, but as economists like me know, small sums add up over time.Charles Sims / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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The enthusiasm carried over to DeGeneres’s entrance, which was greeted by rapturous applause that seemed to last for the totality of her new and final hour.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
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The totality phase, where the Moon is entirely within Earth's umbra, can last up to about 1 hour and 40 minutes.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
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With potential women’s United States and Intercontinental titles coming, that would mean WWE has a grand total of four women’s singles championships for a division that isn’t all that deep, especially given the sudden departures of Indi Hartwell and Tegan Nox.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Grateful Dead, a band that was never even nominated for a Grammy, and which became one of the most legendary live acts in history despite having a grand total of one top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, will honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year.Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
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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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Leaders and companies must have conscious business practices that focus on the impact on the whole.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Awards show audiences on the whole have diminished in recent years, but some ceremonies have migrated to streaming, as seen with the SAG Awards jump to Netflix and the CMAs on Prime Video and Twitch.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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