whole story

noun

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

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Large Amounts of Coffee Coffee has a reputation for causing dehydration, but that’s not the whole story. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 Space is another area where numbers don’t tell the whole story. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026 But Sam has been troubled by the strange overlap between Reeger’s career and their fathers and has found some seemingly damning evidence that suggests Reeger isn’t telling the whole story. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 But unlike in years past, these wins don’t tell the whole story. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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