as in entire
not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it
the delegation to the international convention was given plenary authority to negotiate a treaty in the nation's best interest
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Recent Examples of plenary
During a plenary debate in October, European Union members called for enhanced maritime surveillance and shipping controls to be imposed to crack down on the fleet's movement throughout international waters.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close.
—Antonio Piemontese, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court justices had just ended a plenary session and were quickly evacuated safely, the court said in a statement.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
At the first plenary session of the forum Thursday morning, Moiseyev participated alongside other top Russian leaders.
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close.
—Antonio Piemontese, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The Supreme Court justices had just ended a plenary session and were quickly evacuated safely, the court said in a statement.
—Fox News, 14 Nov. 2024
At the first plenary session of the forum Thursday morning, Moiseyev participated alongside other top Russian leaders.
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenary
Adjective
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Bravura performances flow to the ear and eye from pretty much the entire company.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Below is the entire schedule for the NCAA tournament games in 2025.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Informed consent is crucial—clients must understand the limitations of micro-therapy and when a whole therapy session is needed.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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But, apart from some janky-looking special effects in the climactic sequence, the whole movie hangs together brilliantly, setting a high standard for the sequels.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Boston will take a slightly different approach by announcing the name in a few weeks and the full crest in the summer.—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Be on the lookout for my full review of MLB The Show 25 on Monday, March 17.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And her fashion sense is impeccable, too, wearing everything from a stylish black Prada dress to a ginger top and miniskirt, complete with a distinctive gold chain necklace.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The stunning dress — complete with ruching detail on the bodice and a sweetheart V-neck — takes Vivian from a duckling to a swan, leaving everyone (including Edward) in awe while on a date at the opera to watch a performance of Verdi's La Traviata.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Understanding The Core Layers Of Digital Infrastructure Building a comprehensive, future-proof digital environment means coordinating multiple technology layers.—
Ciaran Roche,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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And given the compute needs and size of the training data required to create a truly visually comprehensive multimodal model, the output quality of the images isn't necessarily as good as diffusion models just yet.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In total, it's fixed more than 23 million rotten links on Wikipedia alone, according to the organization.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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Trace One also found that the total number of food recalls issued in the U.S. increased by 15 percent between 2020 and 2024.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Grace & Able’s Arthritis Care Kit is perfect for crafters who need extra love for their hands.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Plenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenary. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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