full-fledged
adjective
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion
Examples of full-fledged in a Sentence
it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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The chief described the importance of balancing a full-fledged response to a possible active shooter with the need to keep resources available.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Bitter Mai Tai is a full-fledged neo classic, first bright with lime and rum, then deep with almond, and then—where a standard Mai Tai would fall away with a lingering malic zing—the Bitter Mai Tai rises in a bold third act, humming with bitterness and the banana-funk of the rum.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Despite the slight decline on Friday, stocks are still pricing in low odds of recession and forecasting that the Fed will begin rate cuts soon enough for this to remain a soft spot in the labor market rather than a full-fledged downturn.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The chief described the importance of balancing a full-fledged response to a possible active shooter with the need to keep resources available.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for full-fledged
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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