wholes

plural of whole

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Recent Examples of wholes The latter falls in love, or reads Spinoza, and these two experiences have nothing to do with each other, or with the noise of the typewriter or the smell of cooking; in the mind of the poet these experiences are always forming new wholes. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Both artists show systems through synecdoche, with parts standing in for wholes. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 Bulls that aren’t saleable become steer for the ranch’s beef market, a direct-to-consumer enterprise through which local families can purchase beef by the pound or buy beef shares — freezer beef sold in quarters, halves or wholes. Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 The right brain sees in wholes (the gestalt), whereas the left brain loves systems. 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
  • The 2027 total solar eclipse is part of a family of moon shadows called Saros 136, which produces very long-duration totalities.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • While Spain offers a European setting, many eclipse chasers are eyeing destinations like Tunisia and Egypt for their very long totalities and very high chances of clear skies.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Maui is forecast to see 4 to 6 inches, while the forecast is less certain for the other islands, with generally lower totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected and isolated amounts up to 4 inches or more possible.
    Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The storm is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches, with maximum amounts of 15 inches across the Big Island.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The acquisition looks small next to the enormous sums being spent on frontier AI models, data centers and chips.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The sums are vast, but the explanations for the spending range from vague to inscrutable.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Wholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholes. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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