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
Sheriff's deputy ‘thankful’ for opportunity to serve in ‘the greatest country in the world’
Edgar Vasquez Silva, a Mississippi sheriff's deputy, came to the U.S. as a 3-year-old from Mexico with his mother and is a DACA recipient looking to become a full-fledged patrol deputy and citizen.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
What started as a butcher shop with a small kitchen quickly evolved into a full-fledged restaurant, offering dry-aged steaks, burgers, and handcrafted charcuterie.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Nets are in the beginning stages of a full-fledged rebuild after sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
That might explain why many millennials, despite avoiding full-fledged smoking habits, still associate cigarettes with certain social moments.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
What started as a butcher shop with a small kitchen quickly evolved into a full-fledged restaurant, offering dry-aged steaks, burgers, and handcrafted charcuterie.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Nets are in the beginning stages of a full-fledged rebuild after sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
That might explain why many millennials, despite avoiding full-fledged smoking habits, still associate cigarettes with certain social moments.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-fledged
Adjective
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That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Unity Biotechnology is a leading example, but the space is still early and ripe for newcomers.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Having come into their own as mature artists with the release of their crowning creative achievement, Sgt.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Review gardening books, consult with nurserymen and maybe visit an arboretum to view mature specimens.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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