whole story

noun

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

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Ecuador are a couple of points behind Brazil and sit in the middle of the chasing pack, but that is not the whole story. Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 But the experts say these methods don’t tell the whole story. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2025 But in Vanderbilt’s hands this isn’t the whole story in an unusual scenario that doesn’t rely on a three-act structure but manages to paint a bigger picture focusing on just a few participants in this monumental event that shaped a new international order of law. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025 Your favorite bagel This whole story is based on the premise that New York is the standard place for a good bagel. Charlotte Observer, 4 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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