completeness

Definition of completenessnext
as in entirety
the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification the completeness of my respect for the theory of relativity is in no way diminished by the incompleteness of my understanding of the details

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Recent Examples of completeness The latter skeleton set the standard with its impressive 90% completeness. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Collectors are becoming more discerning about legal title, provenance, completeness, and rarity. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Data freshness, completeness, consistency and schema conformance are tracked with dedicated alerting thresholds. Lev Yatsemyrskyi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Cording points out that while other grains (and even whole grain pasta) can contribute meaningful protein, most don't match quinoa's combination of protein quality and completeness. Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026 All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues. ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 Accessories provide completeness Throughout the visit, Charles wore the correct number of accessories for the occasion. James Powel, USA Today, 5 May 2026 Animation requires a director to hold a scene in their head, in various stages of completeness, for much longer than in live-action. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
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Noun
  • Located in its entirety at and over 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above sea level, Lesotho sees a lot of snow — and skiing is growing in popularity here from a rare sport previously mainly associated with North America and the European Alps.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • For the entirety of the afternoon, the Argentinian futbol team played like the football team that calls this stadium home — the New York Jets.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • Beirut Fragments is less a memoir of survival than one of endurance, as survival implies an intactness on the far side of catastrophe—a wholeness that often exists only in the eyes of others.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • True growth happens when people give themselves permission to evolve beyond survival mode and begin leading from a place of purpose, wholeness and self-awareness.
    Dr. Sharon H. Porter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Stories of outlaws have been crucial to drawing out the fullness and intricacy of that picture.
    Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • These effects create a prolonged feeling of fullness that drives weight loss.
    Liz Seegert, Scientific American, 19 July 2026

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“Completeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/completeness. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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