in full swing
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: at the highest level of activity
Work on the project is in full swing.
The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.
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Oregon-Northwestern and USC-Purdue officially kicked off the Big Ten’s conference schedule on Saturday, but things really heat up around the league in Week 4, with most of the nonconference pleasantries over with and the march to Indianapolis in full swing.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With New York Fashion Week in full swing, the city sidewalks feel like a live runway.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
And film festival season is in full swing, with Venice wrapping up and Toronto underway.
—Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Toronto Film Festival is in full swing, and while the red carpets and premieres dominate the headlines, the talk at the halfway point has shifted to next year and TIFF’s plans to launch its first official content market.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
With New York Fashion Week in full swing, the city sidewalks feel like a live runway.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
And film festival season is in full swing, with Venice wrapping up and Toronto underway.
—Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Toronto Film Festival is in full swing, and while the red carpets and premieres dominate the headlines, the talk at the halfway point has shifted to next year and TIFF’s plans to launch its first official content market.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
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“In full swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20full%20swing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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