full blast

adverb

Synonyms of full blastnext
: at full capacity : with great intensity

Examples of full blast in a Sentence

the unsuspecting parents arrived home to find the stereo going full blast and the kitchen a mess
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For instance, one peak summer afternoon, with every conveyor belt, boarding gate and baggage sorter running at full blast, can set the airport’s electricity rate for the entire month. Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The youth moment skated at full blast on the ice Tuesday night in a 4-2 win over Montreal a day after the Flyers clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 and their first home playoff series since 2018. CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 The data pipeline from NASA’s Artemis II mission opened to full blast a few hours after looping behind the far side of the Moon on Monday night, when the Orion spacecraft established a laser communications link with a receiving station back on Earth. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026 Shoppers give it five stars for stretch, softness, and the thick-but-not-sweaty material that keeps you at a perfect temperature, even when the plane’s overhead fan is stuck on full blast. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for full blast

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of full blast was in 1909

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“Full blast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20blast. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

full blast

adverb
: with all power or resources being used
a sawmill running full blast
the stereo was going full blast
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