the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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This year reused the 2024 ceremony’s fairly ingenious solution to the runtime problem: Just start the whole shebang earlier.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Then we’re walked through the whole shebang, so get comfy!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Its 315-ft-long (96-m) cargo hold would be used to carry up to 132,000 lb (60,000 kg) of goods per trip, while 6.3 million cubic feet (180,000 cu m) of helium would be tasked with lifting the whole shebang up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in the air.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Better yet, move the whole shebang up several weeks and stage the championship at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 every year.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
Then we’re walked through the whole shebang, so get comfy!
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Its 315-ft-long (96-m) cargo hold would be used to carry up to 132,000 lb (60,000 kg) of goods per trip, while 6.3 million cubic feet (180,000 cu m) of helium would be tasked with lifting the whole shebang up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m) in the air.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
Better yet, move the whole shebang up several weeks and stage the championship at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 every year.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the whole shebang
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“The whole shebang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%20shebang. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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