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
Finally, in September 2024, after months of tit-for-tat attacks, Netanyahu launched a full-fledged campaign against Hezbollah, complete with exploding beepers and bunker-busting bombs.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Sources told Axios, meanwhile, that a U.S. military campaign against Iran would likely be massive, last weeks and look more like a full-fledged war than the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The once-fairly tame space instantly transformed into a full-fledged dance club as a crowd gathered the moment Williams and Tung stepped into the center.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Then, a full-fledged El Niño appears likely by fall.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Sources told Axios, meanwhile, that a U.S. military campaign against Iran would likely be massive, last weeks and look more like a full-fledged war than the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
The once-fairly tame space instantly transformed into a full-fledged dance club as a crowd gathered the moment Williams and Tung stepped into the center.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Then, a full-fledged El Niño appears likely by fall.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-fledged
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The mantra presents the image of a ripe cucumber becoming untethered from its vine, evoking a deep desire for liberation from the physical world—a strong yearning for an unbounded, eternal, and therefore immortal condition.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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This deal is ripe for the picking.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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This idea is quite mature and has been developed for about 20 years.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Instead of two mature adults, though, the emphasis here is on teenagers, and all the angst of growing up and finding yourself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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