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Recent Examples of whole number
In the center of each is a button; pushing it jumps you to the next whole number, so if your incline is at 1.5% and your speed is at 5.2mph, pressing the button on the left dial will increase the incline to 2.0% and pressing the right will increase the speed to 6.0mph.
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Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Comparing standards 3rd grade standard for multiplication and division
Common Core: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Be sure to measure the entire flooring area and get a whole number in square feet.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Comparing standards 3rd grade standard for multiplication and division
Common Core: Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers.
—Steven Yoder, States Newsroom, 20 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Be sure to measure the entire flooring area and get a whole number in square feet.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
Noun
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All of the numbers from that game are jaw-dropping.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In the document made public Wednesday, Silverman alleged Burke cut off those digits to remove evidence of a tattoo Hernandez had gotten of the singer’s name.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Entering this season, four of Morejón’s 2,061 career fastballs had reached triple digits.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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