Definition of full-blownnext

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Recent Examples of full-blown Audiences may think Redford emerged full-blown as a movie star. Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2025 The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025 The economy was teetering on the edge when the crisis became full-blown in October 1907. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2025 But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time. WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blown
Adjective
  • Juliet Stevenson elegantly plays the aunt who is, naturally, a ripe target for a Ripleyesque murder.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic canceled his classes, Fernández began experimenting with drying ripe plantains, mangos and pineapples.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The bloc has some key strengths, such as data center operating costs below the global average, mature manufacturing infrastructure, and rapid uptake of digital AI applications and clean energy.
    Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This approach is extraordinarily mature and remains the foundation of modern computing.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Full-blown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blown. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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