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
Despite the greater sum total of wealth of pre-modern China, and so the greater surplus which the rentier elites could tax or steal, most of that wealth vis-a-vis Mongolia or Central Asia was realized in the form of people.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2010
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.
—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
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2010
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum total
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In Asia and the Rest of the World area, sales fell 21.4 percent to 52.4 million euros, accounting for 20.9 percent of the total.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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Texas state health officials said Tuesday there were 25 new cases of measles since the end of last week, bringing Texas’ total to 223.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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There was a reluctance to pay such a sum for someone whose talent was clear, but who had yet to deliver consistently in an elite league.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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And under a policy that DOGE has applied at many agencies, front-line Social Security staff have been restricted from using their government purchase cards for any sum above $1.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
12 Mar. 2025
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How the moon will appear during totality is not known.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The moon takes on a hue of which color during totality, inspiring the eclipse’s name?—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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To put that in context, the report claims there are approximately one million more $1 million+ homes on the market now compared to prior to the pandemic, with a grand total of 1,650,000.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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Porter Jr, who has had three back surgeries, routinely missed huge chunks of his early seasons, including his entire rookie year, but has missed a grand total of four games over last season and this one, signaling a significant turn of events.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 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 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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