1
: full-blown sense 2
a full-bore crisis
2
: made with maximum effort
a full-bore attempt to succeed
: with maximum effort or speed
runners sprinting full bore
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Market participants also worry that China’s ongoing economic slowdown and the fast-changing media consumption habits of the nation’s youth present challenges to a full-bore recovery.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Diarra was limited to 22 minutes in the quarterfinal; pushing him full bore in the first of a possible three games in three days, against Creighton Friday and possibly St. John’s Saturday, would not have been wise.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The pros are divided on the wisdom of the full-bore approach.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Market participants also worry that China’s ongoing economic slowdown and the fast-changing media consumption habits of the nation’s youth present challenges to a full-bore recovery.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
Adverb
So my knee-jerk reaction when Drag Race goes full bore into sentimentality is to roll my eyes a bit and hunker down for a segment that doesn’t speak to me.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Diarra was limited to 22 minutes in the quarterfinal; pushing him full bore in the first of a possible three games in three days, against Creighton Friday and possibly St. John’s Saturday, would not have been wise.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-bore. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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