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
Denver enters Saturday morning having added a grand total of three external players to its roster since the AFC Championship Game in January.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Food and Drink There will eventually be a grand total of eight restaurants on the property, but, so far, the main eateries are Serra and Tobi Masa.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
So far this year, the founder of Moms First, has received a grand total of 10.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ding earned another $16,400 with his victory Tuesday, bringing his grand total winnings so far to $644,000.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Food and Drink There will eventually be a grand total of eight restaurants on the property, but, so far, the main eateries are Serra and Tobi Masa.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
So far this year, the founder of Moms First, has received a grand total of 10.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ding earned another $16,400 with his victory Tuesday, bringing his grand total winnings so far to $644,000.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
Noun
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The layout offers up a total of six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and three half baths.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
19 May 2026
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This collection, the first celebrity collab for Lee, brings men's and women's clothing, fun bag charms, patchwork denim bags and even adorable pet shirts and bandanas -- over 100 items in total -- to shoppers for accessible prices ranging from $6 to $42.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Ratner and the First Lady have all defended the steep cost of the film, which cost $40 million to make and another $35 million to market – outlandish sums for a documentary.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Traditional preparations — Korean kimchi, Japanese miso, Eastern European sauerkraut, Central Asian kefir — have been refined over centuries to preserve the microbial communities that make these foods more than the sum of their ingredients.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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No, Ware wouldn’t be the totality of a Heat package for Giannis, likely less coveted than say a Heat package of picks, or even the leading man from elsewhere (Jaylen Brown from the Celtics, Alperen Sengun from the Rockets, perhaps Paolo Banchero from the Magic).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The path of totality crosses parts of the Westfjords, Snæfellsnes peninsula and Reykjanes peninsula, while Reykjavik itself will also experience totality.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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This ingredient outmasses the full sum total of all normal matter by about a 5-to-1 ratio, clumps and clusters like (slow-moving) matter does, but doesn’t interact with normal matter or light in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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In sum total, almost 14 percent of the total subscriber pool here between HBO Max and Paramount+ already subscribes to both services.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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So much that was hidden now completes the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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 26 May. 2026.
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