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
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.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months.
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Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2023
Conversely, their sum total energy is higher if their spins are pointing in opposite directions.
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Peter McMahon,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2018
See All Example Sentences for sum total
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
His incendiary rhymes, which boldly call out the atrocities carried out by the country’s dictatorial regime, have resulted in multiple arrests and extended stretches in prison over the last five years, for a sum total of 753 days.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
9 Jan. 2025
Apple’s portfolio picked up a sum total of zero Macs in the critical last three months.
—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2023
Conversely, their sum total energy is higher if their spins are pointing in opposite directions.
—
Peter McMahon,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2018
See All Example Sentences for sum total
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sum total
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According to the city, the vouchers have a $55 value and they can be renewed five times for a total of six months in the program.
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In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 262 units set aside as affordable housing.
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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That whiplash-inducing sum covers multi-day arena rental, top-tier security, and several headline performers.
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Bilbao Bilbao, on the Bay of Biscay at the northern edge of the path, gets a short totality, but has a spectacular elevated spot to watch the eclipse close to the center.
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On August 12, 2026, totality will be visible from remote northern Russia, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain and the very northwestern tip of Portugal.
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These creative calculations suggest a grand total of about 20 million species of insects, many of them with behaviors and physical adaptations and remarkable lives scientists today can only dream of discovering.
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That’d bring a grand total of $254 million, or €223 million, which is significant in the soccer market.
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To apply with your hands, dispense two dropper fulls, rub the palms of your hands together, and then evenly rub into your face and neck—just don’t forget to wash your hands when you’re done.
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All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299).
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But together, the whole is blander than the sum of its parts—a subtle banality humans can often implicitly sense.
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But the whole thing is a unified whole.
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“Sum total.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sum%20total. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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