at full power

idiom

: to the fullest extent of the energy or force that something can produce
The machines are running at full power.

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Epson rates its laser-phosphor light source at 4,500 ISO lumens and as having a 20,000-hour life at full power. PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025 This expression shows off Indri’s style at full power, unfiltered and bottled at natural cask strength. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 The action is usually good when it’s kept small-scale — particularly a fight scene where an armor-less Riri has to improvise weapons with the materials on hand at a White Castle — but sequences with the armor at full power are much iffier visually. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025 Theo Brannan, Mansfield Summit Theo Brannan, with high motor, skill and a knack for winning, was the engine that kept Mansfield Summit at full power during a Class 5A Division 2 state championship run. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at full power

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“At full power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20power. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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