as in completeness
the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification
I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love
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Recent Examples of entirety
According to two people familiar with the process, MLB has not been officially informed of the makeup of the entirety of the group.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
They've been held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas for almost the entirety of their detention.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
For the third consecutive year, Pat McAfee and team will cover the entirety of the NFL Draft’s first round.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
The crescendos of Tines’s operatic bass-baritone bleed through the entirety of the Geffen like thunder, concretizing the space into a heartbeat of resistance that reanimates the categorization of witness.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
They've been held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas for almost the entirety of their detention.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
For the third consecutive year, Pat McAfee and team will cover the entirety of the NFL Draft’s first round.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
The crescendos of Tines’s operatic bass-baritone bleed through the entirety of the Geffen like thunder, concretizing the space into a heartbeat of resistance that reanimates the categorization of witness.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entirety
Noun
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Then in February 2014, the FCC released a set of new rules for television closed captioning that address quality standards for accuracy, synchronicity, program completeness, and the placement of closed captions on the screen.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Certain information has been provided by and/or is based on third party sources and, although such information is believed to be reliable, no representation is made with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of such information.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Medications that suppress appetite and increase feelings of fullness are allowing people to better manage diabetes and obesity.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Medications that suppress appetite and increase feelings of fullness are allowing people to better manage diabetes and obesity.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Entirety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entirety. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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