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
Anton is fully financing, with production scheduled for the fall.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2026
The one-level Madison Avenue store was designed as an intimate environment where guests can fully engage with the softness of Falconeri cashmere.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
The Brookings Institution summarized them in a white paper that proposed making Social Security fully solvent for another 75 years.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Governments are also tracking at least 30 passengers who disembarked at the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena in late April and others who went through other ports, leaving for a variety of countries, all before the outbreak was fully understood.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 May 2026
The one-level Madison Avenue store was designed as an intimate environment where guests can fully engage with the softness of Falconeri cashmere.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
The Brookings Institution summarized them in a white paper that proposed making Social Security fully solvent for another 75 years.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Governments are also tracking at least 30 passengers who disembarked at the remote South Atlantic island of Saint Helena in late April and others who went through other ports, leaving for a variety of countries, all before the outbreak was fully understood.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fully
Adverb
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Take the time to completely empty your golf bag.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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The parliament of Wales, known as the Senedd, is also completely up for grabs.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 May 2026
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The lawsuit accuses task force agents of systematically retaliating against the four plaintiffs and other members of the public engaged in similar observations.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Their goal is to deliver results immediately and systematically, through four key priorities.—
Paul Goydan,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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And today, for the time being, the regime has collapsed totally.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Up till now, the three babies had been totally white fluff balls.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Key tips include using room-temperature ingredients and thoroughly creaming butter, cream cheese, and sugar.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2026
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Many researchers had assumed that all robotic missions sent there would so thoroughly succumb to Venus’s brutal combo of scorchingly hot surface temperature and crushingly high atmospheric pressure that little would be left behind for subsequent study.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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According to the brothers, the home — despite appearing quite elegant, with its portico, white balustrade, five bedrooms, carved fireplaces and a music room — has long been in decay and would cost millions of dollars to restore.—
Eric Adler
May 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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Church-goers who aren't quite ready for lunch food will love this delicious brunch dish.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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To have a rocket launch with astronauts on board go perfectly well is even more amazing.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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In one study, 64 percent of the time, the mongooses managed it perfectly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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But the filmmaker’s imagination transfigures personal history into something not of this world, wholly original, and uniquely demented.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In Saar’s world, items have always held their own energy, and in her hands that energy is transmuted into something wholly unique.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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His five goals in all tied Bobby Ryan (2008-09) for the most by a Ducks rookie in a single postseason.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Although the Mortal Kombat games have more than 100 characters, each with their own complex lore and backstory, the 2021 movie had an all-new character as its protagonist.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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“Fully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fully. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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