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
With Russian influence and authoritarian politics growing in Central Europe – especially in Hungary and Slovakia – and ultra-nationalist and far-right ideas likewise strong in Austria, Germany, France and elsewhere, today’s Europe is hardly a unified political, economic and cultural totality.
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Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The moon will turn deep shades of rusty-red throughout the more than hourlong totality, an amazing sight in the night sky.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Climate is the totality of weather patterns and conditions over an extended period of time.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the credit rating agencies and bond investors understood that the city structures individual debt financings and refinancings to achieve optimal results for taxpayers in totality.
—Pat Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
The moon will turn deep shades of rusty-red throughout the more than hourlong totality, an amazing sight in the night sky.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Climate is the totality of weather patterns and conditions over an extended period of time.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the credit rating agencies and bond investors understood that the city structures individual debt financings and refinancings to achieve optimal results for taxpayers in totality.
—Pat Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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The company had offered 17.06 million shares in its IPO, raising a total of HK$3.45 billion.—
Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The San Diego contingent sent a total of three girls into the finals.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or in sum, uncivilized peoples of uncivilized spaces.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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DuPont and Linde outperformed the materials sector, with DuPont's potential sum of the parts valuation getting closer to focus ahead of its Nov. 1 electronics business spinoff.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The biggest challenge for European leaders now is to convince taxpayers that Ukraine’s future is their future, too – and that every individual will need to make sacrifices for the safety of the whole.—
Colette Davidson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2025
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On the whole, Center M is more responsive and useful than before.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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