as in totalities
a complete amount of something
the landlord eventually refunded the whole of our deposit
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Recent Examples of wholes
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.
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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
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
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Only Spain misses out on the centerline, but long totalities are still possible there — up to 4 minutes, 40 seconds.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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High-elevation snow is expected Monday night into Tuesday and possibly again later in the week, but totals will be limited compared to earlier winter storms.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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More than 3,100 rallies are expected nationwide, surpassing the totals of previous No Kings rallies.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Namings often tied to philanthropic giving The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Wholes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wholes. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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