whole story

noun

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

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Every property listing tells the whole story—good and bad. Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Right after that, the whole story of Secret Wars really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men. Sara Merican, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024 For other names, though, their whole story is still not known. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 If there was any worry that What Had Happened Was… was going to be a Trojan horse of a title, enticing us with the promise of the whole story before baiting and switching us in favor of observational comedy about seatbelts, it’s dispelled instantly. Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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