at full strength
idiom
: with the full number of people in a group, army, team, etc.
Now that the quarterback has recovered from his injury, this week the team will be functioning at full strength again.
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Unfortunately, if Stevenson returns at full strength, Henderson’s ceiling as a weekly three-down workhorse drops significantly.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
And now the Chiefs are at full strength at wide receiver for the first time in two years.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s injuries The Kings haven’t been at full strength all season.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Florida’s 17 goals allowed when game is at full strength are tied with the Seattle Kraken for the second-fewest in the league; only Washington (16) has allowed fewer.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
And now the Chiefs are at full strength at wide receiver for the first time in two years.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Sacramento’s injuries The Kings haven’t been at full strength all season.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Florida’s 17 goals allowed when game is at full strength are tied with the Seattle Kraken for the second-fewest in the league; only Washington (16) has allowed fewer.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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“At full strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20strength. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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