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  • adjective Common misspelling of holistic.

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Examples

  • She's a 'wholistic' communicator, much like Obama; you have to 'hear' and 'see' what she says.

    Sean Hannity interviews Sarah Palin. Ann Althouse 2008

  • In fact one individual told me not even to use the term when discussing power and cooling consumption savings with clients because it is a turn-off, that's how I feel when I hear vendors use the term "wholistic" when describing their approach to solutions, it never seems to include power\cooling consumption savings (wholistic never seems to mean a whole lotta things), as far as I can tell it could mean anything or nothing at all.

    All DABCC Virtualization & Cloud Computing: Citrix, VMware, and Microsoft Resources - RSS 2009

  • It teaches us that we need to have a wholistic approach to development, and that development occurs within a particular context – such as lack of digital literacy.

    Global Voices in English » Africa: Will technophobia crash the ICT party? 2009

  • Jocelyn: McAuliflower said ... just gotta say - at least lard is wholistic.

    A Sour(Dough) Start to the Year Sarah 2009

  • Walter Ong approaches one of the central topics for developing a wholistic understanding of older mythic traditions – the linguistic, semiotic, and cognative differences which separate oral and literate traditions.

    Orality and Literacy « Books « Literacy News 2009

  • The time seems right for small groups to come together in many different places to support each other, both in coming to a deeper and more wholistic understanding of what's really happening, and also in taking small or large steps towards creating a harmonious, equitable future for all living beings.

    Linda Buzzell: Start A Local Sanity Salon Linda Buzzell 2011

  • I feel like her free, wholistic, spontaneous childhood is over, way earlier than it should be.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • As a physics major and a computer science professor, I can attest that of all the things in the wholistic health umbrella, Alexander technique is actually the least touchy-feely, and the most grounded in knowledge physiology and and anatomy.

    The Alexander Technique Provides Short-Term Relief From Back Pain | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • I feel like her free, wholistic, spontaneous childhood is over, way earlier than it should be.

    Crisis/Catharsis 2009

  • The time seems right for small groups to come together in many different places to support each other, both in coming to a deeper and more wholistic understanding of what's really happening, and also in taking small or large steps towards creating a harmonious, equitable future for all living beings.

    Linda Buzzell: Start A Local Sanity Salon Linda Buzzell 2011

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