1
: full-blown sense 2
a full-bore crisis
2
: made with maximum effort
a full-bore attempt to succeed
: with maximum effort or speed
runners sprinting full bore
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Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself, and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Land clearing at the 123-acre Cambrey Pointe community proceeded full bore Thursday across narrow, two-lane Rinehardt Road from the restaurant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The amateurism is a problem all by itself and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself, and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
And with electrons flying at full bore, the furious single-seater promises to keep igniting the record books into embers and ashes.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2026
Land clearing at the 123-acre Cambrey Pointe community proceeded full bore Thursday across narrow, two-lane Rinehardt Road from the restaurant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-bore. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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