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complete

[kuhm-pleet] / kəmˈplit /








Usage

What are other ways to say complete? The adjective 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. Entire means whole, having unbroken unity: an entire book. 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.

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“Only by gaining a more complete understanding of our own maritime environment can we safeguard national security,” Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said at the launch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

When she gave her statement to police, she described a scene of absolute shock and panic in the car, complete with "screaming and crying".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“There was no reason for them to have complete oversight of what he was doing, and he took advantage of it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Yet on the land and in the imagination, the ancient and the mystical resist complete erasure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Faced with these kinds of dangers, there came a moment when everything stopped and an instant of complete stillness fell over me and over everything around me.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Their endorsement of the Bay-Delta plan completes one of Newsom’s water policy priorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

It said it won’t provide an updated outlook until it completes a comprehensive review of its business during its fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Still, Lerner emphasizes that, as the bull market completes its fourth year, “age alone is not a reason to become defensive.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The intensely hot planet, classified as a "lava world," completes an orbit around its star in only one Earth day.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

To complement is to complete, to round out, or to bring to perfection; a complement is something that completes or makes whole.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The countries had completed promised action plans "and will no longer be subject to the FATF's increased monitoring process," it added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He estimated that 183 gigawatts will be completed by 2032, with a further 118 gigawatts completed after 2032 — a pipeline that will trigger about $10.3 trillion dollars of investment over through 2032.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

P&R President Lindsay de Sausmarez said "several stages of work on the review have been completed" and the committee was due to consider it again shortly.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ukrainian units involved in long-range strikes were told in mid-October that the campaign against refineries was effectively on hold, once missions already in motion were completed, said two military officials familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

To commit “a seven-three” was to use seven words when three would do, and a “ninety-nine one hundred” meant quitting on a nearly completed job.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

“I’ve had a great time these last few weeks, completing 20 shows and singing for wonderful audiences across the USA, but unexpectedly I’ve been hit with a bad case of the flu,” Jones wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Spending another 15 minutes searching for a particular brand of yogurt may represent good service, but it also consumes time that a worker could otherwise spend completing another order.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Assaf said Fidelity cannot tell from the anonymized data if those completing conversions had help from advisers but that she would presume they did.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

If you assume that completing an executive education program at a brand-name school like Wharton or Harvard Business School is a feather in any CEO’s cap, think again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Finally Mrs. Coulter said, “Very well, I’ll tell you. Lord Asriel is gathering an army, with the purpose of completing the war that was fought in heaven eons ago.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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