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
Instead, Pritzker proposes to keep the entirety for his own budget-balancing purposes.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Cloud backups can be restored in their entirety to either the original cloud account or to a new one.
—Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The Clear Creek Trail as a whole also is known as the Peaks to Plains Trail, capturing its entirety from Adams County through Jefferson County.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Read Jenner’s Vanity Fair profile in its entirety here.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Cloud backups can be restored in their entirety to either the original cloud account or to a new one.
—Justin Pot, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The Clear Creek Trail as a whole also is known as the Peaks to Plains Trail, capturing its entirety from Adams County through Jefferson County.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Read Jenner’s Vanity Fair profile in its entirety here.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirety
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Meanwhile, 12 is often seen as a number of completeness — 12 months in a year, 12 zodiac signs, 12 days of Christmas — making 13 feel like an unsettling disruption.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Despite some key injuries, the Stars’ depth and completeness are worth keeping an eye on as the schedule ramps up.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Entirety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirety. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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