as in comprehensive
as in all-inclusive
The doctor took a holistic approach to the patient's care.
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Recent Examples of holistic
Local organizations can also couple energy aid with other housing and social services, including job training, for more holistic supports for struggling households and communities.
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Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Innersense is a clean hair care brand with a tight curation of products that address a slew of the most common hair concerns through a holistic approach.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
The Fitbit Air offers holistic health scores similar to Whoop's, including Daily Readiness (which indicates how hard to push that day based on your recent workouts and recovery status) and Cardio Load (which reflects the total strain on your body from activity and exercise).
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Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
As of yet, SoulCycle has not expanded the concept to other markets — but the demand for similar events continues to grow in California and Florida, which have the same approach to holistic wellness.
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Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
17 June 2026
Innersense is a clean hair care brand with a tight curation of products that address a slew of the most common hair concerns through a holistic approach.
—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
The Fitbit Air offers holistic health scores similar to Whoop's, including Daily Readiness (which indicates how hard to push that day based on your recent workouts and recovery status) and Cardio Load (which reflects the total strain on your body from activity and exercise).
—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
As of yet, SoulCycle has not expanded the concept to other markets — but the demand for similar events continues to grow in California and Florida, which have the same approach to holistic wellness.
—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holistic
comprehensive
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Without discussing too much in detail, councilmembers raised several potential alternatives during the meeting, including parking garage subsidies, downtown employee waivers and a comprehensive citywide review of parking programs.
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The first stage began in July 2025, when Meta announced comprehensive measures targeting accounts that repeatedly share unoriginal content without meaningful enhancement, building on enforcement actions that had already been taken against 500,000 accounts in the first half of the year.
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“Holistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holistic. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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