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
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.
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Rooms In keeping with the name, there are a grand total of 45 rooms and suites at 45 Park Lane.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Here’s a surprising awards stat: Hannah Einbinder has a grand total of zero Emmys for her career-making performance on Hacks.
—Team Tvline, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The grand total ultimately tallied up to $43 million, Baird said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
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Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Rooms In keeping with the name, there are a grand total of 45 rooms and suites at 45 Park Lane.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Here’s a surprising awards stat: Hannah Einbinder has a grand total of zero Emmys for her career-making performance on Hacks.
—Team Tvline, TVLine, 21 Aug. 2025
The grand total ultimately tallied up to $43 million, Baird said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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Nate Bargatze’s running total for the Boys & Girls Clubs started at $100,000 and sank embarrassingly into negative territory as winners ran long.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in total, 475 people, mostly Korean nationals, were arrested, suspected of living and working in the US illegally.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In sum, tech companies build a walled garden, lock you in, throw away the key, let the plants die, and then charge you an extortionate rent to live among the rotting remains.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Merrill formerly served as vice president of marketing for Honest Tea, which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2011 for an undisclosed sum (Coca-Cola discontinued the brand at the end of 2022).—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of who is to blame for the play, the Chiefs' offense in totality has not looked anything resembling the team that made it to the Super Bowl just last year.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Furthermore, the CoI concluded that genocidal intent is the only reasonable inference from the totality of the evidence, and having considered the pattern of conduct.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 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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Success will belong to those who can weave together systems, stories and human understanding into a cohesive whole—leaders who not only keep pace with change, but set the tone for it.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Coyotes are, on the whole, uncomfortable and suspicious of humans.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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