as a whole

1. All parts or aspects considered, altogether, as in I like the play as a whole, though the second act seemed somewhat slow. [Early 1800s] Also see on the whole.

Example Sentences

Every four years the people as a whole make a solemn national decision as to the person whom they trust to make these prudential judgments.”

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But with GM leading the charge, the group as a whole may be gearing up for a broader rebound.

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Scotland voted to stay in the EU by 62% to 38% in the 2016 Brexit referendum, while the UK as a whole voted to Leave.

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Discovery did not disclose the other entities that have expressed interest in buying the company as a whole, or its stable of assets, including premium cable channel HBO, the HBO Max streaming service and the legendary Warner Bros. film and television studio and its campus in Burbank.

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According to Julien Albertini, a portfolio manager at First Eagle Investments in New York and the firm’s deputy head of global value, the U.S. stock market as a whole “is not cheap by any means,” and some areas of the market are “very expensive.”

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