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
Tabis are a bit more niche, however, but this could be the start of a new full-fledged push of the Air Rift, something of a cult classic since 1996.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Anderson highlights a wider scope of her songwriting range on her full-fledged songwriter project, Heart Like a Songwriter, out Friday (Jan. 16).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026
Bento and Montero took things further than the Padua team, at least in terms of carrying out a full-fledged string compactification.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
By the end of the decade, engineer Craig Newmark’s humble experiment had evolved into a full-fledged company with an office, a domain name, and a handful of hires.
—Jennifer Swann, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Anderson highlights a wider scope of her songwriting range on her full-fledged songwriter project, Heart Like a Songwriter, out Friday (Jan. 16).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026
Bento and Montero took things further than the Padua team, at least in terms of carrying out a full-fledged string compactification.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
By the end of the decade, engineer Craig Newmark’s humble experiment had evolved into a full-fledged company with an office, a domain name, and a handful of hires.
—Jennifer Swann, Wired News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-fledged
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Volunteers willing to pick fruit from trees at homes in Rancho Bernardo, Poway and surrounding communities are needed this spring as local citrus trees fill with ripe fruits.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Raised by Vietnamese immigrant parents, Le was taught to be wary of strangers — generosity was ripe for exploitation.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Caviar is the mature eggs of sturgeon, and only sturgeon eggs qualify as caviar.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Imparting a transparent wash of color that gives the cheeks a natural flush, the blush is equally luminous on mature skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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