as in total
a complete amount of something
the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at
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Recent Examples of totality
The most recent of these was just two years ago, when eastern and central swathes of the United States experienced the path of totality, the phenomenon that casts daytime into eerie midnight blackness for unnerving lengths of time.
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
But in looking at the totality of the season, Edgecombe has been more consistent.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Over the storm’s totality, from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19, a measuring site four miles southwest of where the avalanche occurred measured more than nine feet of new snow.
—Andrew Graham
april 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
There had previously been extensive efforts in some developer communities to reverse-engineer Claude Code, with some success, but not with this totality.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
But in looking at the totality of the season, Edgecombe has been more consistent.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Over the storm’s totality, from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19, a measuring site four miles southwest of where the avalanche occurred measured more than nine feet of new snow.
—Andrew Graham
april 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2026
There had previously been extensive efforts in some developer communities to reverse-engineer Claude Code, with some success, but not with this totality.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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Morgan Stanley analyst Shawn Kim in a report on Monday raised his estimate for the CPU total addressable market by 25% by 2030.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The season features seven songs in total, four of them originals developed with the show’s music team and songwriter Amy Allen, who has written hits for Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and Harry Styles, among many others.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Turner then turned his attention to philanthropy, giving away huge amounts of his wealth to support global causes, including $1 billion to the United Nations Foundation and other sums to support the environment and nuclear non-proliferation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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It that transforms the humble potato into something greater than the sum of its parts, just like the bread that was a Garfield favorite.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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That is a record, though Congress remains less racially and ethnically diverse than the United States as a whole.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The lawsuit also accuses Hollywood as a whole of negatively depicting police on screen, noting that police departments around the country are struggling with hiring and officer retention.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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