as in ripe
fully grown or developed
it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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Recent Examples of full-fledged
At Wrigley Field, a full-fledged DraftKings Sportsbook sits just outside the stadium, complete with betting kiosks and betting windows.
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Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
In the decade since, of course, Powell has broken out as a full-fledged movie star, first in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, followed by Richard Linklater’s Hit Man and then Anyone But You, opposite Sydney Sweeney.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
With its viral lime-green cover, club-ready production, and unexpected influence on the 2024 U.S. presidential race, Brat catapulted Charli from cult favorite to full-fledged pop icon.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2025
Alaska was a full-fledged Russian colony from 1799 to 1867.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
In the decade since, of course, Powell has broken out as a full-fledged movie star, first in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, followed by Richard Linklater’s Hit Man and then Anyone But You, opposite Sydney Sweeney.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
With its viral lime-green cover, club-ready production, and unexpected influence on the 2024 U.S. presidential race, Brat catapulted Charli from cult favorite to full-fledged pop icon.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2025
Alaska was a full-fledged Russian colony from 1799 to 1867.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-fledged
Adjective
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As The Athletic discovered on a recent stroll along the waterfront from the city centre, there’s certainly plenty of land ripe for development.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The moment is ripe for Maduro's fall, and meaningful retaliation is unlikely.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After mature plants have bloomed, use clean, sharp pruners to cut the plant down by one-third, cutting into green growth only and not into the woody stems, which won’t regenerate new growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to quantum cloud platforms like IBM Q, Amazon Braket and Xanadu, researchers can access quantum processors today, running simulations even before fully mature quantum hardware becomes standard.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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