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Recent Examples of full-bore
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
One truth is certain: The score, written by two members of Abba, is a full-bore banger, and the cast, led by Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, launch the songs far into the rafters.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
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Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself, and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
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Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
The restaurant soft opened Tuesday with the intention to launch full-bore Thursday.
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Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
And thanks to Nielsen’s upgraded ratings methodology, which includes a full-bore accounting of people who watch live sports in out-of-home venues, the stateside deliveries for next year’s tourney will be bigger than ever before.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Some dialogue exchanges even edge into the realm of cringe comedy, without ever going full-bore Apatow.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
His decision to put Nine Inch Nails on hold and go full-bore into soundtrack work in the early 2010s expanded his reach.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
One truth is certain: The score, written by two members of Abba, is a full-bore banger, and the cast, led by Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, launch the songs far into the rafters.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
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Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
The amateurism is a problem all by itself, and is part of Trump’s full-bore assault against professionalism across government.
—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
18 Apr. 2026
The restaurant soft opened Tuesday with the intention to launch full-bore Thursday.
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Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
And thanks to Nielsen’s upgraded ratings methodology, which includes a full-bore accounting of people who watch live sports in out-of-home venues, the stateside deliveries for next year’s tourney will be bigger than ever before.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Some dialogue exchanges even edge into the realm of cringe comedy, without ever going full-bore Apatow.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
His decision to put Nine Inch Nails on hold and go full-bore into soundtrack work in the early 2010s expanded his reach.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-bore
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The following year, as Ukraine faced a full-scale Russian invasion, Donahue was among the first senior officers on the ground in Europe to assist the Ukrainian armed forces.
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Successes against Russia boost Ukrainian morale On the front line in eastern Ukraine, where Russia’s war of attrition has made slow and costly advances since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has deployed cutting-edge drone technology to keep the enemy pinned down.
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But thousands still had a chance to celebrate at watch parties across the city, including one in Brooklyn where fans turned an early morning bar crowd into a full-on celebration.
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As Hollywood continues to wrestle with how to reckon with AI’s omnipresence, the Urbanworld Film Festival has opted for a full-on embrace.
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So, at face value, this deal looks like a full-out win for the Flyers, who are on the verge of solidifying their goaltending long-term with an extension incoming for Dan Vladar on July 1.
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About 90% of the show is full-out dancing.
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Audiences may think Redford emerged full-blown as a movie star.
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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.
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What started as a two-printer operation has now turned into a full-fledged business with big plans to expand.
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On SmackDown, Punk could potentially cross paths with Gunther and Drew McIntyre again, have a full-fledged feud with Rhodes or work with up-and-comers like Williams, Carmelo Hayes and Ricky Saints.
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Iran also committed to open its facilities to extensive international inspections in exchange for the sanctions relief and unfreezing of its foreign assets.
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Every gas article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.
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Long associated with kitschy vacation souvenirs and childhood camp jewelry, today’s beading feels markedly more refined, offering a statement-making alternative that complements the season’s polished yet maximal resortwear.
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An analysis of body masses and maximal running speeds for 100 terrestrial mammals—with typical adult body masses ranging from more than 6,000 kilograms to 16 grams (African elephant to mouse)—found the optimal size for running to be about 120 kilograms, about the size of a mule deer.
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-bore. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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