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as a whole

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (1) Adverb (2)

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en masse adj.
en masse adv.
ensemble adv.

ADJECTIVE

en masse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altogether

WEAK

all in all all together as a body as a group as one bodily by and large ensemble generally in a body in a group in a mass jointly on the whole together

Antonyms

WEAK

one at a time singly

ADVERB

en masse

Synonyms

WEAK

all at once as a body as a group as one collectively communally cooperatively en bloc ensemble in a group in chorus in unison jointly together unanimously unitedly wholly with one voice

ADVERB

ensemble

Synonyms

STRONG

altogether

WEAK

all at once as a body as a group as one at once en masse in concert

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His departure will force the industry to confront how much of the future of Nvidia, and of the AI industry as a whole, is tied to one man.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

“You had a large tailwind for AI, as a whole, from Washington, D.C.,” said Mike Treacy, head market analyst at Apex Fintech Solutions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

BMW reported a 30% drop in earnings before interest and taxes of 1.59 billion euros for the group as a whole, against consensus expectations of 1.71 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He’s worried about James Talarico, and Texas as a whole.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

If the sample is large, we can have more confidence that its characteristics are close to those of the population as a whole.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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