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as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
you'll need to put your whole effort into this project
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2
as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
whole and happy again after months of recuperation
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as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the puzzle isn't quite whole, but close enough
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as in total
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
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Recent Examples of whole
Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Thanks to you and the whole team on the ground for building on our Apollo legacy with Artemis.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Multiple ways to consider a complex whole The danger arises when one perspective is treated as the whole story.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The whole thing was a striking visual spectacle, too — waves of musicians rising from both sides, backup singers swaying and clapping, spotlights sweeping across the floor as a roaming camera zipped through the crowd like a drone that had just discovered country music.
—Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Thanks to you and the whole team on the ground for building on our Apollo legacy with Artemis.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
That’s one way a director in one country can appeal to the whole of the world.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Multiple ways to consider a complex whole The danger arises when one perspective is treated as the whole story.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole
Adjective
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After an employee at Kansas City International Airport was accused of secretly recording women, Willett seized on the issue and publicly pushed for fewer all-gender bathrooms at the airport.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Raising the boiling point of the electrolytes could open the door to true all-climate applications, making the technology viable across a wider range of environments.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But his family says Ty was perfectly healthy before suddenly dying.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kailer Yamamoto and Liam O’Brien, who was in the lineup after 18 games as a healthy scratch, also scored for the Mammoth, who won their fourth straight road game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The entire Raptors team had 18 rebounds in the opening half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Williams had worked her entire life, first as a dorm mother at Florida A & M University and later as a cosmetologist.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But on Monday, the team waived Jaden Ivey — who had spent a total of only 115 minutes on a basketball court in a Bulls jersey — after the guard went on a series of religious rants on his social media, including a bigoted diatribe against the NBA’s practice of hosting LGBTQ+ pride nights.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Depending on the source, Jews represented 5% to 8% of the total, even though Jews made up less than 1% of Argentina’s population at the time.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The low, undivided space holds jugs of cleaners and bulky items like backstock paper towels and toilet paper.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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Offer it your time and undivided attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The prescriptions program is expected to serve about 6,500 children and families in northwest Milwaukee at nearly 13,000 annual well-child visits.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Spurs beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home and all was well with the world.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Easter holiday wouldn't be complete without an egg hunt, and one church in Northern Colorado has a unique way to celebrate.—
Holly Santman,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Eleven months later, the transfer of knowledge is complete, and the girls emerge from the basement, equipped with their new powers, just as their family falls apart.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the totality of the cap hits between this year and next year would’ve been the same.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Emotions rose as the fleeting phase of totality continued to ebb away with the moon lost from sight behind a veil of clouds.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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