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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
Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Today, making the leap from one robot body to another usually means starting from scratch and retraining the whole system.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Day believes Feely's emphasis on boarder security will not only make Arizona a safer place, but America safer as a whole.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But if the Russian government is resurrecting the ghosts of the Soviet past – and making life for ordinary Russians a whole lot more inconvenient – Putin himself is showing public indifference.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Today, making the leap from one robot body to another usually means starting from scratch and retraining the whole system.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Here are five takeaways from the game itself and the spring practice regiment as a whole.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Day believes Feely's emphasis on boarder security will not only make Arizona a safer place, but America safer as a whole.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole
Adjective
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This all-new recipe from our Test Kitchen is already a hit with readers.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Now, the party’s best chance for avoiding an unprecedented all-GOP general election may rest with a serial candidate who has never won an election and who would possibly take California further to the political left than even Newsom.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Collins, Higgins and a healthy Tank Dell could be a lot of fun together.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Planting a tree is an investment in a future with more beauty and shade, less air pollution and flooding, and many other good things that a healthy canopy of trees brings to us and our communities.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wemby likely won’t miss the entire series with a concussion, but Portland has a great opportunity to put the Spurs in a hole with two home games coming up.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Smaller, independent businesses often have more flexibility to source locally, and your dollars are more likely to circulate through an entire regional supply chain instead of reinforcing national ones.—
Maryam Ahmed,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The 2026 games will host a total of 104 matches, 40 more than the previous edition in Qatar when 32 teams competed.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Those costs were part of a $512 million total bond issuance on which taxpayers will pay a total of $140 million in interest over the next seven years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the Stones, who were breaking out in a huge way, needed his undivided attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The low, undivided space holds jugs of cleaners and bulky items like backstock paper towels and toilet paper.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Get well Dodger friend and may God bless you and your family.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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That's all well and good, and that's a huge part of the learning process.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gil also totaled four complete innings, five hits, three walks, zero strikeouts and a pair of two-run homers, courtesy of Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes, in his fourth start of the season.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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With savings up to 86 percent on complete sets and lots of cooling options for warm nights, there are some major bedding deals lurking on the site.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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The speed and totality with which this happened shocked everyone except Mother, who said with pride that this aggression was what being a man meant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Paradoxically, his quest for totality entailed a diminishment—of size, of scale, of material.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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