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Recent Examples of fulsome The unexpectedly dramatic de-escalation with China laid the groundwork for a growing series of trade negotiations that may produce a handful of rapid-fire, if less than fulsome, bilateral agreements to reduce US trade deficits. Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 12 May 2025 Hopefully the candidates will use this unfiltered opportunity to present their records and their plans in a more fulsome manner afforded than their 30-second TV ads blanketing our screens. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025 But in his second term — rid of officials like former Defense Secretary James Mattis who pushed back on Trump’s impulses — the president is plowing full speed ahead with a more fulsome military display. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 28 May 2025 At the heart of the Axion, the full-range silicon dynamic driver uses innovative technology that blends a unique design and compact size that’s similar to a balanced armature driver but with the more fulsome sound quality of a dynamic driver. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fulsome
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Adjective
  • Also sickening is Aja, transforming from cocoon to butterfly — unfortunately, Jasmine Masters will see her in court.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
  • The portal that allows the players to go from school to school is also sickening.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • When a wage proposal this significant is combined with zero-premium healthcare and generous retirement contributions, there is no question who is responsible for this ongoing strike: Teamsters Local 25 and its president Tom Mari.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
  • This is an excellent, strange little book that appeared in 2011 and had a profound impact on me, and apparently on Florence Welch who adorns the cover with a generous quote.
    Hattie Williams July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • And by sharing the ugly parts, she's made golf feel more human.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • In ‘24, Hoover and the offense were a mess through the first six games, which included a rash of turnovers and ugly home defeats to Houston and Central Florida.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • There are a number of prominent changes to charitable tax deduction rules, but the bigger story is how OBBBA overall will change charitable planning for some taxpayers.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • Danny DeVito, who plays the hilarious and disgusting Frank Reynolds on Always Sunny, used to be married to a fellow comedy legend, Rhea Perlman.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • July 7, 2025 Homa included another message from a fan that is far too disgusting to even reiterate.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • That unspoken contract between gore-hungry viewers and the film is mostly forged by Christien Tinsley, the makeup effects artist whose gushy prosthetics are shown off at every turn.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The chatter has only grown in recent days, after Ms. Anderson — who just celebrated a birthday — posted a story on her Instagram account, showing a lavish bouquet of flowers and a gushy card from an admirer.
    Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This has been an awful process—a frantic rush to meet an artificial deadline that has tested every limit of this institution.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • However, the idea that Gunn was going to make an awful Superman movie does not match up with his history of comic book productions across Marvel and DC.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • There's an abundant history here that even some long-time Nashvillians may not know about.
    Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
  • Where the Earth has a dense atmosphere, abundant water and life, Mars is a desiccated, lifeless world where even the prospects of finding fossil bacteria are a long shot.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 July 2025

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“Fulsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulsome. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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