as in total
a complete amount of something
the totality of the stars in the universe can only be loosely guessed at
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Recent Examples of totality
This speakeasy-style bar is a piece de resistance honoring the totality of the duo's hip-hop and pop cultural legacies.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This is because these were and are the best options for the summer transfer window in totality.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
While there is no physical evidence linking Gould to the killing, prosecutors say the totality of actions before and after his wife's disappearance are enough to land a conviction.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 May 2025
This region has an excellent chance of clear skies for a totality of 1 minute, 35 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This is because these were and are the best options for the summer transfer window in totality.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
While there is no physical evidence linking Gould to the killing, prosecutors say the totality of actions before and after his wife's disappearance are enough to land a conviction.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 May 2025
This region has an excellent chance of clear skies for a totality of 1 minute, 35 seconds.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for totality
Noun
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After years of outreach and investment in contracts with cell phone providers, officials have built a database of roughly 1.6 million numbers, covering about 75% of the capital-area population in total.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Florida in particular reported half the cases with 14 in total.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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KPop Demon Hunters’ streaming sum of 109.53 million clicks is the biggest for a soundtrack since Encanto was in its seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (March 5, 2022; with 114.67 million).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
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Users spend immense sums on digital items, using Roblox’s proprietary currency, Robux.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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But on the whole, the app works well, delivers appropriate notifications, and isn't overly complicated.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 July 2025
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To be clear, this is not the whole of Texas, but the local region of the flash flood alley, which has the worst flooding history, not only for Texas, but also for the entire Unites States.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Totality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totality. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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