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as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
you'll need to put your whole effort into this project
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as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
whole and happy again after months of recuperation
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as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the puzzle isn't quite whole, but close enough
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as in total
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
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Recent Examples of whole
ABC News, 4 May 2025
Brunson’s singing may not be quite on par with Carpenter, but her enthusiasm and stage presence brought the whole piece together.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The announcement of a ceasefire by various actors in the country is a sign of hope for the whole of Myanmar.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny who will also be voting telling us the new Pope will have to face a whole new set of challenges.
—ABC News, 4 May 2025
Brunson’s singing may not be quite on par with Carpenter, but her enthusiasm and stage presence brought the whole piece together.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
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On the whole, Schwab investors did more buying than selling in the week of April 3, said Alex Coffey, senior trading and derivatives strategist.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The announcement of a ceasefire by various actors in the country is a sign of hope for the whole of Myanmar.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole
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Also while at Kansas, Townsend has coached 13 NBA Draft lottery selections, more than 30 overall NBA draftees and 70 all-Big 12 Jayhawks.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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This touchscreen laptop is big on power, but small in stature thanks to a Ryzen 7 CPU and an all-metal chassis weighing only 3.62 pounds.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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This strategy does not entail players deliberately losing on the basketball court, but rather teams depleting their rosters and resting players who are healthy enough to compete.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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While pineapple can be part of a healthy diet, its natural sugar content may concern people with diabetes.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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Since then, the Club Shay Shay host and his legal team have vehemently denied the allegations and claimed the Jane Doe set up the entire situation with a plan to extort him for $50 million.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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Dina’s hair looks incredible the entire time, by the way.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Selected as an astronaut in 2013, McClain has spent a prior total of 13 hours and 8 minutes conducting two spacewalks – both occurring on her first 204-day spaceflight between 2018 and 2019.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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What to know In a safety notice submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on April 24, GM disclosed that the recall affects a total of 597,630 vehicles.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Kids Receiving Our Full Attention: Put away the distractions and give your kids your undivided attention.—
Joshua Becker,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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But even coming close got Tallahassee’s undivided attention.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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These were used to generate complete genome sequences.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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This canopy comes complete with guy ropes, stakes, and weight bags for long days outside.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mario Tama / Getty Images Many in the U.S. outside of the path of totality saw a partial solar eclipse, when the moon covers part of the sun.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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This eclipse will have no period of darkness, known as totality.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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