full-fledged
adjective
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion
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it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
By the end of the decade, engineer Craig Newmark’s humble experiment had evolved into a full-fledged company with an office, a domain name, and a handful of hires.
—Jennifer Swann, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
Its relative smallness, however, prevents the initiation of the nuclear processes that could have turned it into a full-fledged star.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2026
There is no record of who made the first snow sculpture, but snow sculpting is a full-fledged winter sport.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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