whole month vs entire month

Both 'whole month' and 'entire month' are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning of referring to the complete duration of a month.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"whole month"

It refers to the entirety of a month, indicating the full duration without any omissions.

Examples:

I spent the whole month traveling through Europe.
She dedicated the whole month to studying for her exams.

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The wedding festivities lasted a whole month.
She ate bacon and eggs for a whole month.
And sometimes even a whole month.
This can't be for the whole month.
I remained there for the whole month of December until January of 1950.
No, she's booked solid for this whole month.
For one whole month she*s mine.
He stayed inside the gates here for one whole month.
A whole month without your apple pie.
Thirty days? That's a whole month.
Now you and your family can eat for a whole month.
A whole month we've been waiting.
We only have $938 for the whole month.
I had nosebleeds for a whole month.
I call it a whole month wasted.
No one seems to have even noticed they lost a whole month.
So now we are sacrificing a whole month to gain expertise.
There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month.
I might not see him for a whole month.
And that's been goin'on for a whole month.

Alternatives:

entire month
full month
complete month
the month in its entirety

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"entire month"

It also denotes the complete duration of a month without any parts missing.

Examples:

He worked the entire month without taking a day off.
The project took the entire month to complete.

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I've been home schooled for an entire month.
My kids have 11 days of school in the entire month of November.
Two hundred million is an entire month of our employees' wages.
We had known each other a whole entire month.
We did an entire month of missionary.
The mourning ceremony we held lasted for an entire month.
That was my snitch money for the entire month.
Sanremo will host for the entire month of June an important international display of sailing competitions.
A challenge for the entire month!
For the entire month, IE still has the lead globally.
Reporting agents take into account the new business operations conducted during the entire month.
The amount hedged remains constant over the entire month.
The entire month can be seen as a revolution in lifestyle.
The seasonal forecast provides climate characteristics such as mean values or anomalies for an entire month.
You have the entire month of April to earn as many Points as possible.
The entire month will be full of potential for quantum leaps and major breakthroughs.
It's just that Gavin called, and he wants to book our studio for an entire month.
It's just that Gavin called, and he wants to book our studio for an entire month.
Well, if either of you manages to get a date, I will do both of your case reports for the entire month.
Manager says the room was rented by a woman who paid in cash for the entire month.

Alternatives:

whole month
full month
complete month
the month in its entirety

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