whole story

noun

: all the facts : everything
They failed to tell us the whole story.

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But that headline doesn’t tell the whole story—because since 2023, Busch’s NASCAR tale has taken a turn. Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 And the mix of joy and relief on his face — a face that had just taken a game-changing high-stick from Evander Kane — after his power-play goal gave the Stars a 4-3 lead in the third period told the whole story. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025 In its recent season, the show has explained a lot — certainly more than precedents like Twin Peaks and Lost — but the plight of its heroes doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story. Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 But that average doesn’t tell the whole story — researchers found that takeovers had a widely varying impact from one district to another, leading to big gains in some districts, big losses in others and little impact in still others. Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole story

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“Whole story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20story. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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