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entire

[en-tahyuhr] / ɛnˈtaɪər /


Usage

What are other ways to say entire? The adjective entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. Complete implies that a certain unit has all its parts or is fully developed or perfected, and may apply to a process or purpose carried to fulfillment: a complete explanation. Intact implies retaining completeness and original condition: a package delivered intact. Perfect emphasizes not only completeness but also high quality and absence of defects or blemishes: a perfect diamond.

Example Sentences

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Congress, indeed, wasn’t trying to pause tax filing and payment for the entire pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

To address these gaps, the researchers set out to evaluate how exercise affects depression and anxiety across the entire lifespan.

From Science Daily

Silverblatt said he strove to read an author’s entire body of work, but he never claimed to have read it all if he hadn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's

The entire discipline hinges on a man either throwing a woman into the air or holding her over his head.

From The Wall Street Journal