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Recent Examples of full-on
But what began as a simple idea about Korean demons quickly transformed into a full-on musical extravaganza.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park is going nearly full-on musical for its 2025-2026 season.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Between the sextiles, student protests in Paris escalated into full-on uprisings.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 Aug. 2025
Franco is joined on that Vegas trip by Zoë Kravitz, who accidentally eats way too much mushroom chocolate and has a full-on meltdown, even peeing her pants.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park is going nearly full-on musical for its 2025-2026 season.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Between the sextiles, student protests in Paris escalated into full-on uprisings.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 20 Aug. 2025
Franco is joined on that Vegas trip by Zoë Kravitz, who accidentally eats way too much mushroom chocolate and has a full-on meltdown, even peeing her pants.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-on
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Kim, Xi and Putin gathered for the military parade amid Ukrainian and Western concerns over the collaboration of the three nations in bolstering Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ongoing since February 2022.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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That’s because Russo – who led FIU to 18 seasons of at least 20 wins and nine NCAA Tournament appearances – was a trail blazer in terms of an American basketball coach going full-scale into recruiting international players, especially from Eastern Europe.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2024
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But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
11 Aug. 2023
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Zito aced the hire, and Maurice was the right guy for the right reasons as Zito sought a complete re-tooling of the Panthers philosophy from one of full-out offensive emphasis to a tougher, defense-first style more suited to playoff hockey.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Eventually, Will is drugged and hallucinates a full-out dance number (including giving a voice to his faithful pet Chihuahua, Betty Maria White Trent) before breaking the cult and returning to the job full time.—
Bob Verini,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The rebrand is her answer: a full-fledged studio with a slate of projects already presold into international markets.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The chief described the importance of balancing a full-fledged response to a possible active shooter with the need to keep resources available.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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His decision to put Nine Inch Nails on hold and go full-bore into soundtrack work in the early 2010s expanded his reach.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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There was little tangible reason for such a full-bore grin, locked in a box-and-one prison by the Nuggets’ perimeter defense for much of the night.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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To bring this vision to life, Everton turned to Populous, the sports and entertainment design firm whose extensive back catalogue includes the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wembley and The Sphere in Las Vegas.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors in this case showed extensive communications between mother and son, illustrating their close relationship and how Donna kept track of things for Charles, who in turn solved all kinds of problems for her.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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