as in ripe
fully grown or developed
it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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Other investors bet on the Trump administration threatening tariffs mostly as a way to pressure other countries into making concessions on trade, rather than a full-fledged push to change the terms of global commerce.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
In this way black metal has been at times closer to the anti-natalist philosophy of Emil Cioran and the pessimism or Eugene Thacker — writers who essentially extrapolated H.P. Lovecraft’s fictional mythos into full-fledged philosophy.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Grande transitioned from a singer known primarily for her hits to a full-fledged artist with complete authority over her sound and vision.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Enter a private equity firm, a data aggregator or even a foreign entity that could acquire 23andMe, and customer data could become a full-fledged commodity.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
In this way black metal has been at times closer to the anti-natalist philosophy of Emil Cioran and the pessimism or Eugene Thacker — writers who essentially extrapolated H.P. Lovecraft’s fictional mythos into full-fledged philosophy.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Grande transitioned from a singer known primarily for her hits to a full-fledged artist with complete authority over her sound and vision.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Enter a private equity firm, a data aggregator or even a foreign entity that could acquire 23andMe, and customer data could become a full-fledged commodity.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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