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Recent Examples of full-blown For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown. Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024 But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time. WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
  • When tomatoes are just ripe, Holland advises placing them in the refrigerator for no more than two days to prevent them from getting too soft.
    Logan Holland, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Use up ripe bananas in this fun twist on a cobbler.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Kat James Kat James has had a few lives: as a licensed aesthetician, celebrity make-up artist, and beauty educator; she’s also worked with cosmetics companies, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons on mature skincare and patient relations.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
  • That’s a mature skill most people her age aren’t thinking about.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025

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“Full-blown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blown. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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