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full well

idiom

formal
: very well
You know full well that it won't be possible for me to go.

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The audience knows full well, however, that these pranks are committed by the necromancer and his demon. Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025 Jarrard and Conn know full well that this is a hot-button topic among the Halo fanbase — pro- versus anti-sprinting. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 There was real pressure on him after the game Silovs played, knowing full well that the crowd in Pittsburgh is often quick to turn on him. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full well

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“Full well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20well. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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