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
That’s a grand total of $350,000 for the Boys & Girls Club and a few extra corporate gigs for Bargatze to make up that shortfall in his books.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, his only other catch in that game went for just 1 yard, giving him a grand total of 2 receptions for 16 yards and a TD to kick off his 2025 season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite being a first-round draft pick, the Mavericks never quite gave Maxence-Prosper a shot, playing just a grand total of 920 minutes during his tenure with the organization.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
In fact, his only other catch in that game went for just 1 yard, giving him a grand total of 2 receptions for 16 yards and a TD to kick off his 2025 season.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
If Jennings can’t play, Jones will be throwing to a receiver group that caught a grand total of four passes in Week 1, with all of them being Ricky Pearsall’s.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Despite being a first-round draft pick, the Mavericks never quite gave Maxence-Prosper a shot, playing just a grand total of 920 minutes during his tenure with the organization.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
Noun
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The city had 89 homicides total in 2023 and 111 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Lewis family has insisted the club is not for sale, and their injecting a nine-figure sum into Spurs — again, largely out of keeping with past activity — would seem to underscore that position.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Buying a new one can set you back a tidy sum.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For example, totality lasted for four minutes and 15 seconds in Bloomington, Indiana.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The defense intends to argue that the totality of circumstances — Subu’s wrongful imprisonment, his lifelong residence in the United States, and his record of rehabilitation — warrants reopening the case.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 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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What came next was a whole of Avalanche excellence.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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For context, Arne Slot’s side only conceded three goals via such means across the whole of last season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To apply with your hands, dispense two dropper fulls, rub the palms of your hands together, and then evenly rub into your face and neck—just don’t forget to wash your hands when you’re done.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
2 June 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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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