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
Jalen Pickett late this season as a potentially viable – and in contrast to Westbrook’s volatility, steadier and more stabilizing – point guard option, albeit one with a grand total of 11 minutes of NBA playoff experience.
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Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Er, no, because the arrangement only covers the remainder of the Premier League and Conference League schedules, so a grand total of seven matches.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Gators led for a grand total of 64 seconds in the game and trailed by as many as 12 points with 16:24 to go in the second half.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, the combination of Marshall, Wade, Armour-Davis, Williams and Kelly have played in a grand total of 37 games with the Ravens, and all but three of them were from Armour-Davis or Williams.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Er, no, because the arrangement only covers the remainder of the Premier League and Conference League schedules, so a grand total of seven matches.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Gators led for a grand total of 64 seconds in the game and trailed by as many as 12 points with 16:24 to go in the second half.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Otherwise, the combination of Marshall, Wade, Armour-Davis, Williams and Kelly have played in a grand total of 37 games with the Ravens, and all but three of them were from Armour-Davis or Williams.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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The assault comes as Ukraine and Russia prepared to conduct the third and final day of a prisoner swap in which both sides will exchange a total of 1,000 people each.—
Max Hunder,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Reckoning is looking at a $65 million three-day domestic haul, $75-80 million four-day total.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But Golden Dome may ultimately cost much more than Trump’s staggering $175-billion sum.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
21 May 2025
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The money is coming from aging baby boomers and members of the silent generation, who have amassed a staggering sum in home equity, investments and other assets over the years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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March 2025 marked the brand’s best month compared to the totality of 2024.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
26 Mar. 2025
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In totality, there’s very little that’s been typical about the past five months in Lawrence, the home of a program that for two decades resembled Dr. Jekyll but this year decided to split custody with Mr. Hyde.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The report did not provide details on when, where and how funds were spent, only sum totals for each district.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 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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In Huang’s view, the export controls not only hurt Nvidia, but the whole of the U.S.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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At that point, refrigerate the avocado whole and aim to put it to use within 3 days.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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