as in completeness
the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification
I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love
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Recent Examples of entirety
Such was the case during Hurricane Irene, a tropical storm anticipated to be so destructive that the New York City mayor closed all businesses and transportation for the entirety of that sweaty August weekend.
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Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Sign up for a 6- or 12-month BarkBox subscription and get one free toy in every delivery for the entirety of your plan.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
That number of referrals appears to be a significant uptick, as JCPS reported about 7,200 referrals for cell phone policy violations at high schools through the entirety of the 2023-24 school year.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Though performances are not presented in their entirety, this approach offers Western audiences a fuller understanding of the often tragic nature of these tales of unrequited love and death, plus a deeper appreciation of kabuki’s legacy.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Irene Yoo
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Sign up for a 6- or 12-month BarkBox subscription and get one free toy in every delivery for the entirety of your plan.
—Trisha Easto, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
That number of referrals appears to be a significant uptick, as JCPS reported about 7,200 referrals for cell phone policy violations at high schools through the entirety of the 2023-24 school year.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Though performances are not presented in their entirety, this approach offers Western audiences a fuller understanding of the often tragic nature of these tales of unrequited love and death, plus a deeper appreciation of kabuki’s legacy.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirety
Noun
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The sequences of Ann and her acolytes singing and dancing to remixed Shaker hymns are transcendent, capturing the completeness of their devotion.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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With all players in the HR/HCM space aiming to demonstrate completeness of vision with descriptions of their extensive data model, others include UKG, ADP (with its Workforce Now product), then there’s Paycom (which, no surprise, champions payroll technology) and Paylocity.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These drugs work, in part, by slowing the emptying of stomach contents and increasing a sense of fullness.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Kybella can be used as an alternative to surgery for patients who are unhappy with fat under their chin, also known as submental fullness, and have not seen improvement with diet and exercise, according to the manufacturers.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Entirety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirety. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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