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
Some of it is wholly justified, even overdue and essential, but the long-term consequences are staggering.
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Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The attack that followed was wholly unforeseen by the girl and her family, Lindsey said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The moment is understated and wholly romantic — a meeting, if not a harmony, of hearts and minds.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Under the terms of the deal, Guess and its subsidiaries will be taken private and be wholly owned by the current management team.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The attack that followed was wholly unforeseen by the girl and her family, Lindsey said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The moment is understated and wholly romantic — a meeting, if not a harmony, of hearts and minds.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
Under the terms of the deal, Guess and its subsidiaries will be taken private and be wholly owned by the current management team.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholly
Adverb
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This is when a bone gets knocked out of its joint either partially or completely.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lecornu will now have to steer a budget through France’s completely fractured parliament, macro strategists at Deutsche Bank flagged Wednesday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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What began as a quick bite to hold me over until dinner turned into a fully fledged feast of lemon tagliolini with swordfish ragu, maccheroncini cacio e pepe with citrus, and paccheri pasta with tomatoes, burrata, and basil.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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By Saturday evening, the fire has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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More Bryan Bennett/Getty Images Josh Allen went off in the fourth quarter to drive the Bills to victory against a true AFC contender, though the effort wasn't totally perfect.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The evidence of what happened during the COVID times, in my view, [is that] there’s a lot of public accountability on the central banks—not just in the United States but everywhere—and that’s totally fine.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The chocolate glaze is utterly decadent.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Without these supports, free-will can feel utterly paralyzing.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In short, The Paper doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its big brother, but that’s just fine with us.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Late in the second quarter, facing second-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 35, Rodgers led receiver Calvin Austin III perfectly with one of those off-balance wrist-flick throws 14 yards past the line of scrimmage from the far hash, for a 30-yard gain.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In short, the Norfleet touchdown perfectly encapsulated the role of fourth-down aggression in this game.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Even if the future looks bleak, hope is not entirely lost for the Foundation, at least not while Gaal Dornick still breathes.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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As part of their warnings, AI leaders have also indicated that entirely new jobs will surface with the AI boom.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But, like Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar and Israel have all acquired talent through naturalisation, in particular east African distance runners.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ashlee Simpson slayed in an all-black look featuring a cutout top and frayed asymmetrical hem.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Wholly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholly. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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