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
Yet, the totality of the circumstances, including missing pieces on offense and playoff status at stake, showed that Daniels is remarkable.
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
On Earth, those in the path of totality will see the moon passing completely into Earth’s shadow, causing the moon to take on a reddish hue.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Here are the local times for totality in some key locations on the night side of Earth during the eclipse:
Bangkok: 12:30 to 1:52 a.m.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
North America will enjoy the best views of this eerie phenomenon, with totality lasting 65 minutes in the middle of the night.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
On Earth, those in the path of totality will see the moon passing completely into Earth’s shadow, causing the moon to take on a reddish hue.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Here are the local times for totality in some key locations on the night side of Earth during the eclipse:
Bangkok: 12:30 to 1:52 a.m.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
North America will enjoy the best views of this eerie phenomenon, with totality lasting 65 minutes in the middle of the night.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for totality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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Buyers will see a slate of 12 new docs in total, including sneak peaks of upcoming projects.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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More than two-thirds of the teams in the league — 22 in total — can now be watched without a cable TV bundle.—
Evan Drellich,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The United States spent exorbitant sums to defeat Nazism, rebuild Europe and defend the continent against the Soviet Union.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The emails appeared to show Musk acknowledging the need for the company to make large sums of money to fund the computing resources needed to power its AI ambitions, which stood in contrast to the claims in his lawsuit that OpenAI was wrongly pursuing profit.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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