as a whole
idiom
: as a complete unit
—used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something
Language as a whole is constantly evolving.
The lecture was intended for the group as a whole.
The company as a whole is doing well.
Examples of as a whole in a Sentence
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Europe is heating up about twice as quickly as the Earth as a whole, and that heat is killing large numbers of people during the summer months, according to a new report by European climate experts.
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
While the company experiments with capturing the attention of youth, Jean Arnault is keeping with a philosophy as traditional and conservative as the watch-collecting industry as a whole: Luxury watches remain almost exclusively for the ultrawealthy.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Still, the report’s authors pointed to some exceptions, such as how temperatures were below average in Scandinavia and Iceland even if the mercury was higher than average across much of the continent as a whole.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
From the standpoint of ordinary investors and the economy as a whole, this is all good.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The men’s tournament as a whole improved some on the 2023 edition, averaging 9.9 million viewers (up 3 percent year-to-year) over its 67 games on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The unemployment rate in California in February was 5.3%, compared with 3.9% for the U.S as a whole, although the state Finance Department’s chief economist, Somjita Mitra, said California’s share of long-term unemployed is comparatively much smaller.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Turnout in Mecklenburg trailed North Carolina as a whole in the 2020 presidential election by a margin of 71.9% to 75.4%, according to data from the State Board of Elections.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
While the company experiments with capturing the attention of youth, Jean Arnault is keeping with a philosophy as traditional and conservative as the watch-collecting industry as a whole: Luxury watches remain almost exclusively for the ultrawealthy.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
Still, the report’s authors pointed to some exceptions, such as how temperatures were below average in Scandinavia and Iceland even if the mercury was higher than average across much of the continent as a whole.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
From the standpoint of ordinary investors and the economy as a whole, this is all good.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The men’s tournament as a whole improved some on the 2023 edition, averaging 9.9 million viewers (up 3 percent year-to-year) over its 67 games on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
The unemployment rate in California in February was 5.3%, compared with 3.9% for the U.S as a whole, although the state Finance Department’s chief economist, Somjita Mitra, said California’s share of long-term unemployed is comparatively much smaller.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Turnout in Mecklenburg trailed North Carolina as a whole in the 2020 presidential election by a margin of 71.9% to 75.4%, according to data from the State Board of Elections.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2024
But there’s more to Bardugo’s books — and to the YA section as a whole — than a chance to get out of Dodge.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
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“As a whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20whole. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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