as in completely
to a full extent or degree
not wholly convinced by the evidence that the prosecutor presented
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Recent Examples of wholly
Although Andrew and Sarah Ferguson no longer have their royal titles and have to relocate from their longtime home, PEOPLE understood that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's titles and positions were wholly unaffected.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
This was the first Bond movie since the fall of the Soviet Union, and its wholly original story sets the dissolution of the USSR as its backdrop.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The family film’s logline is currently under wraps but will be a wholly original adventure based on the beloved children’s book series written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Assisted by the low, somber strings of Oliver Coates’ score and the clean, crisp brightness of Judith Kaufmann’s lensing, Volpe directs with much the same simplicity and moderation, toward a pitch-perfect ending of wholly disarming terseness and economy.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
This was the first Bond movie since the fall of the Soviet Union, and its wholly original story sets the dissolution of the USSR as its backdrop.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
The family film’s logline is currently under wraps but will be a wholly original adventure based on the beloved children’s book series written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Assisted by the low, somber strings of Oliver Coates’ score and the clean, crisp brightness of Judith Kaufmann’s lensing, Volpe directs with much the same simplicity and moderation, toward a pitch-perfect ending of wholly disarming terseness and economy.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholly
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On Saturday, Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority said heavy snowfall and rain had killed 61 people and injured more than 100 across the country, while hundreds of homes have been completely or partially destroyed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Safe drinking water completely dried up in the town after the fire jumped containment lines and damaged the treatment plant that supplies Gellibrand’s potable water.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the famous spaceships, X-Wing and TIE Fighter also brought compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe, alongside technical advancements like fully 3D graphics in place of the bitmap sprites of previous titles.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Tesla will also cease manufacturing its Model S and Model X lines of electric cars to devote itself more fully to building the robots that Musk believes will turn Tesla into a $25 trillion company.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even so, Tesla is racing toward a totally unproven concept.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The medical establishment did and does dismiss these claims as utterly unfounded, unproven, and dangerous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Jan. 2026
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Just up the stairs is the utterly elegant Maison Leleu, which was founded in 1910 by Jules Leleu, who won the prestigious Grand Prize at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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His energy and passion for the subject are — like his involvement in it — quite surprising.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The dog was still sitting quite motionless, surveying the park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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To get there, though, many steps have to be taken, from the big ones, like making sure the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion crew capsule integrate perfectly, to the small ones, like ensuring each astronaut's suit fits comfortably.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Present on each album since 2005’s Feels, he has often been credited with samplers and electronics and has always avoided the spotlight; his habit of wearing a headlamp during concerts perfectly epitomizes his studious, workmanlike role in the band.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Parents can now set daily time limits or block Shorts entirely, depending on what works best for their household.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet ever.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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We’re all slightly dizzied by this dopamine of social-media traction and losing sight of the effects of it.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Wholly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholly. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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