as in comprehensive
as in all-inclusive
The doctor took a holistic approach to the patient's care.
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With that holistic view, new teams can contribute to the department’s bottom line soon after launching.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Under her leadership, Viguier-Hovasse will oversee both the existing innovation and strategic prospective department teams to ensure a holistic and future-focused approach to beauty innovation.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the link between mental and physical health, this holistic approach allows users to explore how stress, diet, and emotional well-being can affect overall health outcomes.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Architecture, interiors, and landscape design come together in a holistic design process at Garret Cord Werner Architects & Interior Designers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Under her leadership, Viguier-Hovasse will oversee both the existing innovation and strategic prospective department teams to ensure a holistic and future-focused approach to beauty innovation.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Recognizing the link between mental and physical health, this holistic approach allows users to explore how stress, diet, and emotional well-being can affect overall health outcomes.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Architecture, interiors, and landscape design come together in a holistic design process at Garret Cord Werner Architects & Interior Designers.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holistic
comprehensive
Adjective
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Nominees will be put through a comprehensive and rigorous process of researching and scoring across a wide range of quantitative and qualitative criteria, including scalability, revenue and user growth, and the use of breakthrough technology.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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In an important essay, Andrew Sullivan noted this past fall that Trump’s indecency is comprehensive in style and substance.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Holistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holistic. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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