as a whole

Idioms  

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.

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as a whole

The scene sets an expectation for what we can expect from the show as a whole: It’s funny, but there’s something unsettling to how it unfolds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

More embarrassing still is that polling of the general public reveals that, as a whole nation, we would actually rather the bin got it.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

And Max Liu of LobeHub, another agent system, sees international AI price competition as "a good thing for the world as a whole".

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

So the Journal looked at how each insurer’s rate has changed over time, relative to its own performance and the industry as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

And because the hurricane as a whole was traveling so slowly, about eight miles per hour, the sustained winds were causing, and would continue to cause, catastrophic damage.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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