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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Cook County as a whole from 2020-2023 lost 188,000 people, or 3.6%, leaving the current population at slightly more than 5 million residents.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The sector as a whole must learn to trust and equip local leaders with funding and decision-making responsibility.
—Kennedy Odede, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Clark's transition to the WNBA comes after a standout season with the University of Iowa — not to mention a record-breaking, history-making season for women's basketball and the NCAA as a whole.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Residents of Fayette County, and Tennessee as a whole, might be unaccustomed to seeing gators, but the reptiles have been reported multiple times in the state since 2018, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
And Baltimore County as a whole makes up about three-fourths of the seat's population, making Olszewski a familiar face to 2nd District voters.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 13 May 2024
From the field as a whole, Missouri was at 43.9%, down from 47.2%.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
Over the past several years, TikTok has become something of a symbol both of fears over China’s rise as a dominant international power and of concerns that social media as a whole is harming children.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Instead, fans can stream it as a whole via a YouTube video or download it from their throwback GeoCities site (remember those days?), with a donation requested.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
The sector as a whole must learn to trust and equip local leaders with funding and decision-making responsibility.
—Kennedy Odede, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Clark's transition to the WNBA comes after a standout season with the University of Iowa — not to mention a record-breaking, history-making season for women's basketball and the NCAA as a whole.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Residents of Fayette County, and Tennessee as a whole, might be unaccustomed to seeing gators, but the reptiles have been reported multiple times in the state since 2018, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2024
And Baltimore County as a whole makes up about three-fourths of the seat's population, making Olszewski a familiar face to 2nd District voters.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 13 May 2024
From the field as a whole, Missouri was at 43.9%, down from 47.2%.
—Calum McAndrew, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
Over the past several years, TikTok has become something of a symbol both of fears over China’s rise as a dominant international power and of concerns that social media as a whole is harming children.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Instead, fans can stream it as a whole via a YouTube video or download it from their throwback GeoCities site (remember those days?), with a donation requested.
—Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
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“As a whole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20whole. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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