TOTALING Synonyms: 202 Similar and Opposite Words

totaling

verb

variants or totalling

present participle of total

as in numbering

to have a total of two and two total four

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as in adding

to combine (numbers) into a single sum total all the receipts and tell me how much I owe you

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as in destroying

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a powerful hurricane totaled the house some years ago

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Recent Examples of totaling Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 But Jovic didn’t play in the second half until late in the fourth quarter of the lopsided defeat after totaling five points and one rebound in 11 first-half-minutes. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 For a roughly 6 to 7 percent fee on the transaction, some Azerbaijani banks will accept a transfer from a client who wishes to move Saudi riyals or Emirati dirhams totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Bottoms, the Democratic candidate, and her husband have a history of delinquent property and income taxes going back years, totaling nearly $400,000, according to records reviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Since the beginning of the month, Denver Water has issued 450 violations totaling about $265,000. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The business racked up collectibles, fashion and beauty sales totaling $8 billion last year, with plans to double that for 2026. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Chinese tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent have also placed orders totalling $35 billion from US chipmaker Nvidia, which is already struggling to fulfill demand from China, Reuters reported. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 But legal expenses totaling roughly $10 billion tied to the August agreement to resolve the case over the mental health of young people did affect Meta’s bottom line. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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Senior receiver/defensive back Daivon Douglas and senior running back/nose guard Jeremiah Jackson lead a small contingent for the Tomacts, numbering just 22 for the regular-season finale.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Police said groups numbering from several hundred to more than 1,000 people formed unauthorized marches across central Paris on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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Many African policymakers responded that advanced economies built their wealth on coal and oil, adding that Africa accounts for less than 4% of global carbon emissions.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid Forward La Liga also issued an official statement expressing deep regret over the hurt caused to Chinese fans by Mbappé's remarks, adding that his personal views do not represent the Spanish league's position.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of adding

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After destroying much of Gaza and killing tens of thousands of Palestinians, Israel has regained military control of nearly 70 percent of the strip.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
But if firms lean on AI to cut lower-level work, the risk is destroying the very avenue of apprenticeship that produces future senior associates and managers.

— Tim Brackney, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroying

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The sample was balanced across key demographic groups—including age, gender and region to ensure broad representation before aggregating responses to highlight the top state choices.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Since, he’s built an open-source report aggregating water quality data for postcodes across the UK, plus expanded Curo’s offering to include filters that fit directly on consumer faucets.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of aggregating

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Following the attack, the Israeli military began forcing Palestinian families to leave their homes in parts of the city as forces began demolishing homes and businesses.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Photographs from Hebron showed Israeli bulldozers demolishing at least one Palestinian building.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of demolishing

Verb

The five-member group — promoting a four-member group comprising Yunah, Minju, Wonhee and Iroha — greeted fans, helped with a giveaway and posed for pictures inside the Melrose pop-up.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
Behind the camera, Avani Rai shot about 130 people comprising ordinary Indians, dancers, models, and artisans, as well as her mother and actor Ranveer Singh against the streets of Old Delhi and its flower market and crowded alleyways.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprising

Verb

The transform works by summing a bunch of signals and multiplying each by a special exponential factor.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026

Definition of summing

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