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as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
you'll need to put your whole effort into this project
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2
as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
whole and happy again after months of recuperation
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as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the puzzle isn't quite whole, but close enough
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as in total
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
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Recent Examples of whole
Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Packed up his whole life, sold his house, gave up his job, and was on the cusp of a new life.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
The gap could be attributed, in part, to the loss of one major studio after Disney swallowed 20th Century Fox whole in 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The command center overhead stocked a whole town’s worth (450 tonnes) of equipment — including bunk beds, dry toilets, water, and other supplies — ready to be mobilized into the tunnels below by way of dolly carts.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Packed up his whole life, sold his house, gave up his job, and was on the cusp of a new life.
—Maureen Maher, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
But its implications will be momentous, given that de minimis trade has ballooned to nearly 4 million packages each day, reaching nearly 1.4 billion for the whole of 2024.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
The gap could be attributed, in part, to the loss of one major studio after Disney swallowed 20th Century Fox whole in 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole
Adjective
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Also while at Kansas, Townsend has coached 13 NBA Draft lottery selections, more than 30 overall NBA draftees and 70 all-Big 12 Jayhawks.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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This touchscreen laptop is big on power, but small in stature thanks to a Ryzen 7 CPU and an all-metal chassis weighing only 3.62 pounds.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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As a reliever who started the season healthy, Minter might not need that much time to build up.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Seeding Square is a sturdy plastic template that helps properly space seeds and seedlings for healthy plants and bountiful harvests.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2025
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After hatching, the tiny insects live almost their entire lives in the web of a single spider, eating any weakened or recently deceased insects that have been caught by their host – all while adorned in a grisly collection of body parts.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Sources tell us the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is worth around $350M to Paramount; that amount isn’t included in the above waterfall.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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Selected as an astronaut in 2013, McClain has spent a prior total of 13 hours and 8 minutes conducting two spacewalks – both occurring on her first 204-day spaceflight between 2018 and 2019.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Nikola Jokić had a deflating seven giveaways in the Nuggets’ Game 2 loss, but he’s tallied just six total in his last three games.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Residents in dozens of other states can put the kids to bed and then give their undivided attention to watching their state legislators at work for their constituents.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Other times, dense prose or consonant heavy character names require undivided attention to maintain reading momentum.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2024
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Some fans want a complete clearout and a change in owner, despite the unprecedented success and the significant investment.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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For a complete list of events, visit the movement's website.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The remarkable images — taken from Quebec, Canada, during the March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse — reveal the sun's outer atmosphere — a feature typically visible only during the brief moments of totality during a total solar eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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For endurance specifically, looking at the totality of evidence, Jones figures there’s a real effect.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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