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or chockful
as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
returned from the buffet with a plate chock-full of food
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Recent Examples of chock-full
Paine was a student of history, and history is chock-full of receipts.
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Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
The Ravens, chock-full of injuries to key players on both sides of the ball — including quarterback Lamar Jackson and linebacker Roquan Smith — went into halftime down 24-3.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Roots and Shoots website is chock-full of ideas for parents, educators and kids who want to participate in conservation projects.
—Martha Shade, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The alt-rock band was in fine form throughout the 90-minute, 18-song set which was chockful of soaring anthems dating back to the 2000s.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chock-full
Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
The Ravens, chock-full of injuries to key players on both sides of the ball — including quarterback Lamar Jackson and linebacker Roquan Smith — went into halftime down 24-3.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Roots and Shoots website is chock-full of ideas for parents, educators and kids who want to participate in conservation projects.
—Martha Shade, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The alt-rock band was in fine form throughout the 90-minute, 18-song set which was chockful of soaring anthems dating back to the 2000s.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chock-full
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chock-full
Adjective
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Park was also recognized with the Auteur Award in front of a packed audience.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pontiac mayoral race Pontiac's mayoral race is a packed slate, between Mike McGuinness and Kermit Williams, as well as write-in candidates Jashon Gilmore, Sabrina Jernagin and Wendell Woods.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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All the company had emitted since Gates founded it in 1975 would be gone, the full footprint washed away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Warner Bros history is movie history, and the notion that that history is bought and sold like so many spare car parts can cause a deep eyeroll about the way pop culture gets jammed into the unforgiving confines of M&A culture.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Lattice’s resilient mesh network ensures that EagleEye remains functional in degraded or jammed environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to calling 911, McGuire said the homeowner called her brother, who arrived at the scene armed with a loaded firearm.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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An officer discovered a loaded handgun during a search of one of the suspects.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Chock-full.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chock-full. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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