1
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
only with daybreak did we fully realize the extent of the damage from the storm
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as in systematically
with attention to all aspects or details
wanted to be fully involved in the project
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Recent Examples of fully
The memories, the battles, the brotherhood and the growth will always mean more than words can fully capture.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Anyway, that all means that IndieWire’s Screen Talk podcast can finally, fully talk about something else — something more current!
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad, also showed up fully in character.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Helping the club’s cause was Schlittler, who was expectedly restricted to 68 pitches after a spring training back/lat injury prevented him from fully building up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Anyway, that all means that IndieWire’s Screen Talk podcast can finally, fully talk about something else — something more current!
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad, also showed up fully in character.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fully
Adverb
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This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The structures are called follies and were completely designed and built by students from start to finish.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In many companies, this material is scattered across fragmented digital systems or buried in analog archives that have never been systematically organized.—
Jason Dressel,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By systematically applying color to sections of these overlapping forms, Bettina seemed to punch upward and drill downward through the dense honeycomb, creating a sense of three-dimensional space on the page.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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It would be totally privately funded.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte is 33-18 and looks totally different.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Other administrations have been thoroughly deterred by Iran.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In a thoroughly entertaining game against a quality opponent, the B’s never trailed and then held off the supremely talented Minnesota Wild team to take two points in a 6-3 victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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No restaurant does classic Roman quite like Piatto Romano, a cluttered trattoria smack dab in the middle of Testaccio.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the start of the year, Jacob Elordi sat on the Jimmy Kimmel sofa to promote Wuthering Heights, wearing a pair of off-white Bottega Veneta loafers that were not quite ballet flats, but ascribed to this hybrid style (though many users compared them to ballet flats online).—
Jack Stanley,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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From this spot on the waterfront, you'll be perfectly positioned for a long walk westward from Old Montreal along the Lachine Canal to the Atwater Market in St-Henri.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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In another picture, the four federal employees sitting next to Noem are out of focus, while Noem is perfectly in focus, sporting an ICE ball cap with the agency’s new logo.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The strong middle of the season helps The Testaments overcome its repetitive and mechanical beginnings, building to a shocking (if not wholly earned) penultimate episode — that’s then undone by a return to the Handmaid’s Tale Redux predictability of the finale.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal was no longer involved, Jason Bateman was added, and the creative direction shifted to a wholly original idea.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the fullness of time, Nancy had a Nest camera installed—one of those all-seeing eyes meant to guard the property and calm anxious nerves and provide real safety from intrusion.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Marina Bay Sands and the waterfront are 15 minutes by car; Sentosa Island's beaches are 20 minutes; and The National Museum, Little India, Arab Street, and Chinatown are all easily reachable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Fully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fully. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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