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
By doing so, the jet was able to experience over six minutes of totality, 25% more than anyone on the ground got to see.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The peak of totality, or total coverage, will be about 58 minutes.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
The next total solar eclipse over the United States isn’t until 2044, which is too long of a wait for people like me who crave totality.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
With much of the 2026 path of totality crossing oceans and seas, cruise lines are planning extraordinary voyages to deliver passengers to prime viewing points.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for totality
Brett Tingley, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The peak of totality, or total coverage, will be about 58 minutes.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
The next total solar eclipse over the United States isn’t until 2044, which is too long of a wait for people like me who crave totality.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
With much of the 2026 path of totality crossing oceans and seas, cruise lines are planning extraordinary voyages to deliver passengers to prime viewing points.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for totality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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The totals announced on Tuesday included viewership from the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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In December and January, the credit union's fraud team spotted unusual wire transfers of large sums of money into Jaimi's account, which was used to buy cryptocurrency for the fraudster.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But those of us who followed the whole will always remember it.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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Seattle’s assimilation of so many players that had previously been underestimated or counted out or pigeonholed, though — starting with former Jets first-round quarterback Sam Darnold — into such a dominant whole is rare.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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