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
And pennies is the apt noun: Dotdash Meredith, publisher of behemoths like People and Travel + Leisure, revealed that its OpenAI deal netted a grand total of $16 million last year, hardly a savior for a company with nearly half a billion dollars in publishing revenue.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
The livestream lasted a grand total of five and a half hours, and in the end, revealed 27 names.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
The prolific songwriter has been nominated a grand total of 16 times and in ten of the last eleven years.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The legendary director, writer and artist was nominated four times and won a grand total of zero competitive Oscars.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
The livestream lasted a grand total of five and a half hours, and in the end, revealed 27 names.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
The prolific songwriter has been nominated a grand total of 16 times and in ten of the last eleven years.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
The legendary director, writer and artist was nominated four times and won a grand total of zero competitive Oscars.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand total
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Besides distribution, Quintus owns and operates a portfolio of AVOD channel brands that reach more 13 million subscribers in total.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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In total the company made 20 unique edits to 14 genes in the gray wolf genome.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
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According to the methodology: The ROI is the cumulative sum of earnings minus the total out-of-pocket costs based on the average net price.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The dynamic has put some condo owners in a double bind, Marcus said — unable to afford special assessments for repairs or rising maintenance fees and insurance rates, but also unable to sell their units for a reasonable sum.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Unlike last year's total solar eclipse, during which there were a few brief moments during totality when the sun was shielded and people could safely remove eyewear to take in the sight, during a partial solar eclipse, there is no safe time for sky gazers to view the spectacle with the naked eye.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latter causes a total solar eclipse, which is seen across a dark and narrow corridor on Earth called the path of totality.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The two used threatening notes to rob a Bank of America and an East West Bank in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2022, netting a sum total of $2,600.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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And while Terry technically did not have a turnover on Monday night, some of his drives to nowhere wind up as the same sum total.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Caribbean on the whole is a safe destination, with most countries falling under level 1.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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The show is bold, sensual, and unmistakably Faena—blending flamenco, burlesque, and contemporary dance into a captivating whole.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 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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“Grand total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20total. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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