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
  • Both countries established standard practices for rounding final cash totals while allowing electronic payments to remain exact.
    Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Minor flooding with rain totals of 2-4 inches are possible again.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And enormous sums of money are needed to upgrade Venezuela’s decaying infrastructure after years of underinvestment and little maintenance.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The sums are massive, but sitting on those gains for too long could be a mistake, according to investing experts.
    Hillary Jackson, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Wholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholes. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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