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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The run was evidence that McCaffrey, who missed the bulk of the 2024 season with Achilles and knee injuries, is back at full strength and looking more like his 2023 self.
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But Saturday’s game against the Rockies (5:10 p.m. PT; Padres.TV, Channel 8, 97.3-FM) is the second with the lineup back at full strength.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
The vital flow of Hollywood productions has returned at full strength to Rome’s Cinecittà soundstages, which has been undergoing a radical overhaul that is transforming the iconic facilities into state-of-the-art studios for the digital age.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2025
That lineup will go up against a pitching staff that is not at full strength, as L.A. starters Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell – the latter two being of interest to the Yankees this past offseason – are on the injured list.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Matt Barrows, New York Times, 30 May 2025
But Saturday’s game against the Rockies (5:10 p.m. PT; Padres.TV, Channel 8, 97.3-FM) is the second with the lineup back at full strength.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
The vital flow of Hollywood productions has returned at full strength to Rome’s Cinecittà soundstages, which has been undergoing a radical overhaul that is transforming the iconic facilities into state-of-the-art studios for the digital age.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 May 2025
That lineup will go up against a pitching staff that is not at full strength, as L.A. starters Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and Blake Snell – the latter two being of interest to the Yankees this past offseason – are on the injured list.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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“At full strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20strength. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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