as in totalities
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
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Recent Examples of wholes
The right brain sees in wholes (the gestalt), whereas the left brain loves systems.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His work at Bottega was characterized by a sophisticated understanding of craft and its capacity to hold apparently contradictory ideas in surprisingly human wholes.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His work at Bottega was characterized by a sophisticated understanding of craft and its capacity to hold apparently contradictory ideas in surprisingly human wholes.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholes
Noun
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Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Although parts of eastern Oklahoma saw several inches of snow Friday night, the totals were less than the most generous predictions that were made over the past few days.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Areas east of the I-35 corridor and parts of Northwest Texas recorded widespread snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches, while DFW Airport measured 5 inches, its highest single-event snowfall in more than a decade.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Meta, Microsoft and Apple have also pledged undisclosed sums toward the $400 million ballroom project.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Politicians are entrusted with immense power and control over vast sums of money and are accordingly bound to act in the interests of the public, not their pocketbook.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Wholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholes. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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