whole story

noun

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

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No, the girls have to match, or come up with a costume concept that tells a whole story. Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Oct. 2025 But authorities now believe Speight made the whole story up — and even shot himself as part of a ruse. Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 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 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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