whole story

noun

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

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This sketch shows off the group’s ability to pull off characters, a world, a whole story arc, and so many good lines in an insanely small amount of time. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 June 2025 But the paper trail doesn’t tell the whole story, according to the team. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025 In Chicago, overall summer average temperatures have warmed by 1.7 degrees between 1970 and 2024, but that’s not the whole story: Average lows on summer nights have increased by 2.5 degrees in that same time. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Read the whole story at Forbes. DISCOVERY OF THE WEEK: AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITHOUT METAL A team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has invented an electric motor that doesn’t use any metal. Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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