1
: full-blown sense 2
a full-bore crisis
2
: made with maximum effort
a full-bore attempt to succeed
: with maximum effort or speed
runners sprinting full bore
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
There was little tangible reason for such a full-bore grin, locked in a box-and-one prison by the Nuggets’ perimeter defense for much of the night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
The focus now is on how to get energy back into the aging shopping plaza — several of its larger anchors, including Michael’s, Party City and Big Lots, have closed — without going forward full bore on the overall city hub plan, which would have connected both sides of Oso Creek with the center.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
His decision to put Nine Inch Nails on hold and go full-bore into soundtrack work in the early 2010s expanded his reach.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
There was little tangible reason for such a full-bore grin, locked in a box-and-one prison by the Nuggets’ perimeter defense for much of the night.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Adverb
Land clearing at the 123-acre Cambrey Pointe community proceeded full bore Thursday across narrow, two-lane Rinehardt Road from the restaurant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2025
The focus now is on how to get energy back into the aging shopping plaza — several of its larger anchors, including Michael’s, Party City and Big Lots, have closed — without going forward full bore on the overall city hub plan, which would have connected both sides of Oso Creek with the center.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-bore. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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