as in ripe
fully grown or developed
before he became a full-blown literary sensation, he wrote articles for little journals that paid even littler money
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Recent Examples of full-blown
For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blown
Adjective
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However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The opportune timing meant the atmosphere was ripe for change, leading her to found a new graduate school of architecture at the university in 2014.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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Once the potato plant tops start dying back, dig and lift the entire plant with a garden fork to harvest the mature potatoes.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Indeed, devoted fans of the Murphy movies — especially the more, ahem, mature viewers — likely will be willing to overlook some of the messy violence and salty language to relish this trip in the wayback machine.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Full-blown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blown. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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