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.

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While the team as a whole has been a pleasant surprise this season, Fantilli has been the exact opposite as he’s been mired in a sophomore slump. —

Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 The opened mainspring barrel resides at 12 o’clock, serving as something of a visual base for the design as a whole. —

Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025 The long-term inadvertent adverse consequences could be that society as a whole will lean further and further into emotional tirades. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 More broadly, some animal rights groups oppose dog breeding—and the promotion of purebred dogs—as a whole. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for as a whole