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Recent Examples of whole number
To use the tool, taxpayers will need to enter their Social Security number, or ITIN, their filing status and exact dollar amount of their refund rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Roughly one-third of fourth graders could not identify whole numbers nor lines of symmetry in shapes, while nearly half could not determine familiar words using context clues.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1640, Pierre de Fermat conjectured that there are infinitely many primes that can be formulated by squaring two whole numbers and adding them together.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
All projections and probabilities are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Roughly one-third of fourth graders could not identify whole numbers nor lines of symmetry in shapes, while nearly half could not determine familiar words using context clues.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
In 1640, Pierre de Fermat conjectured that there are infinitely many primes that can be formulated by squaring two whole numbers and adding them together.
—Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
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While some may have valid claims based on new risks or deteriorating conditions in their home countries, the number eligible to stay would be only a fraction of those who might attempt to do so.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Parts of the southwestern U.S. are forecast to see highs reaching the triple digits this weekend, whilst other areas could see severe thunderstorms and even flooding.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Since each dial only goes up to nine digits, there are only a limited number of combinations that a thief would have to attempt in order to access the bag’s contents.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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