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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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"But so is the lesson that we can design vaccines that recognize an entire drug class, not just a singular drug."

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

It was one of two election integrity cases Neff tried in his entire career before being elevated to the voting chief post by Asst.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

His wealth is now similar to the entire economic output of Poland or Switzerland.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Yet even today they strike me as chilly, images of manufactured happiness in a town whose entire economy was based on the manufacturing of images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In my entire life I had never worked so hard as I was working in Paris.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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