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as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
this matter is important, so please give me your entire attention
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as in whole
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the entire team needs to be present for the photograph
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
a shocking revelation that would destroy entire the false little world that she had carefully constructed for herself
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Recent Examples of entire
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The move comes just a week after the entire East Wing was demolished to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The entire province of Guantánamo has no phone service, ETECSA, the state telecommunications company, said.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Sophia, Lara, Yoonchae, Megan, and Daniela — the entire group, minus Manon — appear on the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s Role Roulette to map out their plans for the most crucial scenarios, like winning the lottery or being stranded on a desert island.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Primary Wave declined to disclose financial details of the deal, but the company said the acquisition includes the royalties across LaBelle’s entire catalog, which includes 18 studio albums and three live albums.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The move comes just a week after the entire East Wing was demolished to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The entire province of Guantánamo has no phone service, ETECSA, the state telecommunications company, said.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Sophia, Lara, Yoonchae, Megan, and Daniela — the entire group, minus Manon — appear on the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s Role Roulette to map out their plans for the most crucial scenarios, like winning the lottery or being stranded on a desert island.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entire
Adjective
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In 2006, the duo became the first all-woman anchor team in morning TV.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Clad in his customary all-black ensemble of sneakers, jeans and leather jacket, CEO Jensen Huang delivered the news during his keynote address.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Never got in trouble at all his whole life.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The version of events found primarily in the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Homeric epics that narrate the war and its aftermath, respectively, serves as a template for how many people continue to imagine war, honor, heroism, and a whole set of related issues to this day.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 22-year-old Australian influencer grew up in the 2010s era makeup YouTubers — when NikkieTutorials, Jaclyn Hill and Laura Lee were the reigning queens of social media — and was completely taken by their creative looks.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Harmlessly wandering about the village, belly and breasts exposed—at times completely naked—Pagli discomforts established codes of etiquette.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And while in an era where productivity and efficiency are more top of mind than ever, Dimon insists that giving undivided attention is still the ultimate sign of respect.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the arms race for audience’s undivided attention, both single-player and competitive games have become their own self-perpetuating ecosystems.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yamamoto is also the first pitcher since Curt Schilling to throw consecutive complete games in a postseason.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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But perhaps one of the most complete.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Interestingly, Matthews discovered that these women were perfectly politically split.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Le Bon Marché, Neiman Marcus, and Rosewood Hotels have all come calling—and seem perfectly happy to pay the premium that translates into the higher wages Guo offers employees.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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So this was a wave of the bat that made total sense but also no sense at all.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thompson received nearly $136,000 in total compensation in 2023, the most recent year for which tax records were available — up from $95,608 a year earlier.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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To buy the Eight Sleep is to buy fully, with your whole body, into the idea that the future of sleep is technological.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Quadcopter and multirotor drones Draganfly develops quadcopter and multirotor drones that are easy to use, quick to deploy, and fully calibrated at the company’s manufacturing facilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Entire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entire. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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