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entirety

[en-tahyuhr-tee, -tahy-ri-] / ɛnˈtaɪər ti, -ˈtaɪ rɪ- /


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Confining a world-famous pop star to a blustery old house in the English countryside for the entirety of a film seems inharmonious.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Judengasse, Mr. McAuley tells us, was but “a squalid little lane that was only about twelve feet wide and constituted the entirety of the ghetto.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In their January show, Cruz and Stern had to re-create the entirety of “Heated Rivalry” from memory, even though Cruz had only seen a few episodes and Stern had seen none.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He penned the entirety of both seasons of the spy thriller “Lioness,” plus the first season of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

I have heard the expression “trick of the light” applied to sights within Le Cirque des Rêves so frequently that I sometimes suspect the entirety of the circus is itself a complex illusion of illumination.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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