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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.

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This integration allowed the researchers to detect cause-and-effect relationships among genes across the entire genome.

From Science Daily

We are witnessing the psychological injury of an entire generation.

From Los Angeles Times

MILAN—For an entire decade, the Olympics couldn’t stop getting it wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal

A week or two before a race, a team of workers uses hoses to spray down the entire course with the intent of it freezing over by morning.

From Los Angeles Times

But the entire market is facing a future without the key ingredient that fueled much of its famed gains—nearly 40 years of declining interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal