whole story

noun

: all the facts : everything
They failed to tell us the whole story.

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Yet that is not the whole story. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025 Michael Trimble, executive director of the Gaslamp Quarter Association, said the mayor’s staff is exaggerating any problems with the parking districts and not telling the whole story. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 But the picture doesn’t tell the whole story. Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Graduation rates don't tell the whole story. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole story

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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