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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With no parades, no rings and a grand total of two playoff series victories to show for it.
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Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
Throw in those Peacock deliveries, and Comcast’s media unit can lay claim to the season’s biggest single football audience, as TV and streaming combined for a grand total of 29.16 million fans.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The military drama’s final season will run 10 episodes, bringing its grand total to 102.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 June 2024
Within teamed with Ann Taylor and Loft to drum up $5 million in support, bringing the grand total for all five brands to $67 million.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
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Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
Throw in those Peacock deliveries, and Comcast’s media unit can lay claim to the season’s biggest single football audience, as TV and streaming combined for a grand total of 29.16 million fans.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2024
The military drama’s final season will run 10 episodes, bringing its grand total to 102.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 June 2024
Within teamed with Ann Taylor and Loft to drum up $5 million in support, bringing the grand total for all five brands to $67 million.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024
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Vote totals were still coming in at press time Tuesday night.Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The first snow of the season stuck in Denver on Tuesday, totaling nearly 2 inches by 8:30 p.m., according to NWS snow totals.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Notably, the set was released on an off-cycle Monday (Oct. 28); thus, its first-week sum is from only four days of activity.Xander Zellner, Billboard, 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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This bustling coastal city, a gateway to Africa, will enjoy 4 minutes and 48 seconds of totality.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Clothing is classified as a material item, and often seen as less significant in the totality of one’s life; but in death, these pieces— markers of one’s style and vibrant personality—can have the greatest meaning for an individual navigating a heartbreaking loss.Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Sep. 2024
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This offering is even more sprawling than just a castle, however, and includes many outbuildings for its sum total asking less than $1.1 million ($1,057,207 to be exact).Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2024
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Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2023
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If people, including scientists, are not able to discern whether information is human- or AI-generated, the implications on health, climate research and science on the whole could be sweeping.Abby Wilson, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Drifting further from land as a whale swallows the sun whole.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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