the whole/entire way

noun

: throughout the entire journey
He talked the whole/entire way home.

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The Cubs led the whole way, starting with a 17-4 advantage after one quarter. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025 How to show up There are, of course, different levels of showing up ranging from meeting the minimum acceptable standard for attendance, multi-tasking the whole way, to showing up full engaged. George Bradt, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The contest was a nail-biter the whole way, with no lead exceeding double digits. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025 Baseball remains the gold standard for advanced stats in sports, and the same is true in player development, where teams have proven to be able to add velocity to pitchers’ fastballs and alter pitches and swings to mold young players the entire way up to the big leagues. Max Bultman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the whole/entire way

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“The whole/entire way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%2Fentire%20way. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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