1
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
Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 9 June 2025
The whole vibe of gas station glamour nodded back to an iconic commercial from the 90s.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 June 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Forest Service manages another 193 million acres ‒ bigger than the whole of Texas.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Adjective
That’s it, that’s the whole instruction manual in three sentences.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 9 June 2025
The whole vibe of gas station glamour nodded back to an iconic commercial from the 90s.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 June 2025
Noun
To put the current situation in context, 10.5 million tourists arrived in the first three months of 2025, more than visited Japan in the whole of 2013.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
The Forest Service manages another 193 million acres ‒ bigger than the whole of Texas.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole
Adjective
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Last Sunday, the historically Black all-male college where Hubert was a rising sophomore awarded him a posthumous Bachelor of Arts degree in religion.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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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 strategic focus on ensuring a healthy mix of companies across sectors has enabled the HQ portfolio to outperform the S&P 500, achieving returns greater than 91% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The Treasure Valley has a healthy supply of spots for these tasty Mexican treats.—
Idaho Statesman Staff,
Idaho Statesman,
2 June 2025
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Best of all, though, was the Egyptian revival-style desert hotel, particularly the ballroom containing a large model of the entire infrastructure project, decorated in pharaohs and hieroglyphics.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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The entire travel destination is a living, breathing counterpoint to extractive tourism, where visitors aren’t consumers of a place, but stewards of it, where local economies are strengthened, not drained, where wildlife is protected, not disturbed.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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Putting it into grim context, 2024’s total of 80,391 fatalities are still above pre-pandemic levels.—
Jackie Siegel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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The April count was revised lower by 30,000, while March's total came down by 65,000 to 120,000.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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But now more than ever, Cubs fans seem to be video board watching, giving their undivided attention to the left field video board erected 10 years ago during the Project 1060 renovation.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Fort Worth city council on Tuesday evening offered its undivided support to a 350+-unit apartment complex in far southwest Fort Worth.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Ait-Nouri is far from a complete Premier League footballer.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The complete ban applies to foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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In Game 6, the Knicks made far too many errors that, in totality, amounted to an avalanche of Pacers points.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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In totality, the Paul–Chavez Jr. card, which is also strengthened by Zurdo Ramirez’s unified title defense against Dorticós, makes this a strong summer boxing event.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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