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Recent Examples of whole number
If the total is showing a decimal like 36.5, go to the nearest whole number.
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Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
In the March 6 episode of Hulu's The Kardashians, the Good American founder celebrated her 40th birthday while wearing a bejeweled denim corset, a pair of darker skin-revealing jeans and a denim cowboy hat to match the whole number.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
To use the tool, taxpayers will need to enter their Social Security number, or ITIN, their filing status and exact dollar amount of their refund rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
In the March 6 episode of Hulu's The Kardashians, the Good American founder celebrated her 40th birthday while wearing a bejeweled denim corset, a pair of darker skin-revealing jeans and a denim cowboy hat to match the whole number.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
To use the tool, taxpayers will need to enter their Social Security number, or ITIN, their filing status and exact dollar amount of their refund rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whole number
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
Noun
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Similar numbers are reported in Jacksonville, Florida, and Round Rock, near Austin, Texas.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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In terms of the absolute number of viewers that were added between a sixth and seventh broadcast, the 2016 Cavaliers-Warriors classic beat all comers with a net gain of 10.3 million viewers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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The past few days, when temperatures have been reaching into triple digits, made the children feel as ...—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
30 June 2025
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The heat wave hitting Baltimore, which has caused temperatures to rise to the triple digits, is projected to continue into Thursday, perhaps with afternoon storms.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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