as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the delegation to the international convention was given plenary authority to negotiate a treaty in the nation's best interest
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Recent Examples of plenary
During a plenary debate in October, European Union members called for enhanced maritime surveillance and shipping controls to be imposed to crack down on the fleet's movement throughout international waters.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close.
—Antonio Piemontese, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court justices had just ended a plenary session and were quickly evacuated safely, the court said in a statement.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
At the first plenary session of the forum Thursday morning, Moiseyev participated alongside other top Russian leaders.
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close.
—Antonio Piemontese, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court justices had just ended a plenary session and were quickly evacuated safely, the court said in a statement.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
At the first plenary session of the forum Thursday morning, Moiseyev participated alongside other top Russian leaders.
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenary
Adjective
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Bravura performances flow to the ear and eye from pretty much the entire company.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The entire structure is wrapped in a waterproof system to keep it dry.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2025
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As a general rule of thumb, 300-500 square inches will comfortably accommodate a whole brisket, pork shoulder, a full rack of baby back ribs, or about 20 quarter-pound burgers.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The site has massive deals on hiking and camping gear, including tents for the whole family, comfortable hiking boots, camping chairs, and more.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Mar. 2025
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Paint the windows: Paint the windows as normal, allowing the paint to overflow onto the liquid masking area to ensure full coverage of the wood.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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Boston will take a slightly different approach by announcing the name in a few weeks and the full crest in the summer.—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This prevents anyone, including law enforcement at international borders, from accessing your complete password vault.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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Check out a complete 2025 NWSL season schedule here.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Understanding The Core Layers Of Digital Infrastructure Building a comprehensive, future-proof digital environment means coordinating multiple technology layers.—
Ciaran Roche,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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And given the compute needs and size of the training data required to create a truly visually comprehensive multimodal model, the output quality of the images isn't necessarily as good as diffusion models just yet.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
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In terms of total duels, Leicester have not fared much better.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, startups founded exclusively by women received only 2% of the total venture capital funding in the United States, according to the World Economic Forum.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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That’s why Lily does something a bit nutty that, in its childlike way, also makes perfect sense.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Plenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenary. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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