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
What To Know China's top disciplinary agency began a three-day plenary session in Beijing on Monday to outline priorities for this year's anti-corruption campaign.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plenary
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Any time a bird gets sick, the entire flock is killed to help keep bird flu from spreading.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The team’s biggest concerns for 390’s recovery since July has been that the growth bed would be too damaged for the keratin to regrow and that the bone that supports the entire structure of the upper beak may have too much missing and grow back together.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the ones who got truly screwed in this whole double-elimination business are the viewers.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Marchesa Casati took her love of the panther to a whole other level.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Magic already entered a full game ahead of No. 8 Atlanta (37-42) in the East standings.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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Watch the full clip with Ricci and O'Brien in the video, above.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Factoring in Cunningham working himself back into a complete All-Star, playoff-caliber level only adds weight to these games.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Engaging with this data, these states are able to create a much more complete picture of what maternal health care looks like.—
Antonio Reynoso,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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In a comprehensive, step-by-step Reddit guide published on r/DHGate, user FabulousNinja8399 shares that this medal signals a seller has achieved the highest grade a store can receive: ACE status.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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The industry event expects approximately 200 participants from Europe, Asia, Canada, and Latin America, offering a comprehensive program of lectures, case studies, labs, one-on-one meetings, and networking events.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Move your funds into firms that have a track record of positive long-term gains and out of firms with low long-term total returns.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Four total doughnuts comprise the collection, including the Hershey's Hershey's Classic Chocolate Doughnut, the Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut, the Chocolate Buttercreme Doughnut and the Chocolate Chip Cookie Doughnut.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Herbal Corsican rosés are perfect with soft goat cheeses and the ricotta-like local cheese, brocciu.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is one of those perfect tequilas, but versatile enough for cocktails.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Plenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plenary. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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