as in total
a complete amount of something
in this case the sum total of physical evidence that a crime has been committed wouldn't fill a thimble
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Recent Examples of sum total
That means its stock is valued at a sharp discount to the sum total of Credit Suisse’s hard recoverable assets that can be liquidated to cover debt in the event of collapse — usually a sign of extreme distress.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2022
Last weekend, the sum total of all movies grossed a bleak of $38 million in the U.S. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year.
—Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2022
Last weekend, the sum total of all movies grossed a bleak of $38 million in the U.S. and Canada in three days, nearly a low for the year.
—Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
What has received far less discussion than the outrageousness of her daily utterances is what the sum total of them portends for America under a Republican majority with Greene in the vanguard.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Although modern civil rights laws are principally antidiscrimination laws, that should not be their sum total.
—WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum total
Noun
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The market experienced a steep 22% year-on-year decline, landing at $5.8 billion, its lowest annual total since 2014 and a whopping 27% off its pre-pandemic average.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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As such, those totals should be added together, not separated.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Each layer takes a weighted sum of the preceding layers and sends it forward.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Jan. 2025
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Several manufacturers spend vast sums of money on their presence at the show.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2025
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And while the number of structures that have been destroyed continues to climb by the thousands, the totality of damage is still unknown.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The path of totality will envelope 109 million people in 13 countries in Central Africa and South Asia.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Rodney Kent Nickerson, 82 Altadena Rodney Kent Nickerson purchased his beloved Altadena home in 1968 for a grand total of $5, his daughter Kimiko Nickerson told KCAL News.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Pickens had one catch on six targets for a grand total of zero yards.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
5 Jan. 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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When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food — mouth-fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish — per day, according to researchers.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
25 Jan. 2020
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The gaming industry on the whole has endured widespread mass layoffs, and a number of studios have been shut down.—
Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pierre Frey’s furniture pieces made with outside partners grew on the whole by 40 percent in 2024 versus 2023, a spokesperson for the firm said, adding that the U.S. is its primary market for furniture.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Sum total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20total. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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