as in comprehensive
as in all-inclusive
The doctor took a holistic approach to the patient's care.
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The new trauma center, located in the Harambee neighborhood at 2669 N. King Drive, will offer various holistic health services for victims of trafficking, domestic abuse and trauma, an issue that has become increasingly prevalent across the city.
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
With Mulligan involved, will even more D20 players step in for a holistic, fandom-blending crossover extravaganza?
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
And there is no better time to shift from conventional economic thinking to this more holistic approach.
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Kaylen Silverberg, an outside adviser to the administration, told the Post that the White House had approached him about fertility methods that use holistic health instead of IVF.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
With Mulligan involved, will even more D20 players step in for a holistic, fandom-blending crossover extravaganza?
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
And there is no better time to shift from conventional economic thinking to this more holistic approach.
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Kaylen Silverberg, an outside adviser to the administration, told the Post that the White House had approached him about fertility methods that use holistic health instead of IVF.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for holistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holistic
comprehensive
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What makes Wiz particularly compelling is its ability to integrate with more than 150 tools across the modern cloud stack, enabling organizations to build a comprehensive and dynamic security posture.—
Chris McHenry,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Detecting and analyzing these oddities can help Bédard, Sahu, and other researchers gain a more comprehensive understanding of the ultimate fate of many binary star systems.—
Andrew Paul Aug 6,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Holistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holistic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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