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shebang

[shuh-bang] / ʃəˈbæŋ /
NOUN
ball of wax
Synonyms
WEAK
everything but the kitchen sink full monty nine yards show state of affairs the whole shebang whole works works
NOUN
bunch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemblage assortment band batch bevy bundle chunk cluster crew crowd flock gang group lot mess mob multitude number pack pile stack
STRONG
agglomeration blob bouquet caboodle clump covey fascicle galaxy gathering heap host hunk knot mass oodles parcel party passel quantity sheaf shock spray swarm team thicket troop tuft
WEAK
shooting match
Antonyms
STRONGEST
individual one
NOUN
equipment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apparatus furnishings furniture machinery material
STRONG
accessories accompaniments accouterments appliances appurtenances articles attachments baggage belongings contraptions contrivances devices equipage facilities fittings fixtures gadgets habiliments impedimenta materiel outfit paraphernalia provisions rig setup stock store stuff tackle things tools trappings traps utensils
WEAK
kit and kaboodle miscellaneous provisioning

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El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

Anna Wintour, a Met trustee for whom part of the institute has been renamed, organizes the whole shebang.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

One thing was for sure: One way or another, if my ’rents didn’t veto the entire shebang, it was going to be important.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

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