as in ripe
fully grown or developed
it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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Edgar Vasquez Silva, a Mississippi sheriff's deputy, came to the U.S. as a 3-year-old from Mexico with his mother and is a DACA recipient looking to become a full-fledged patrol deputy and citizen.
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What started as a butcher shop with a small kitchen quickly evolved into a full-fledged restaurant, offering dry-aged steaks, burgers, and handcrafted charcuterie.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Nets are in the beginning stages of a full-fledged rebuild after sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
That might explain why many millennials, despite avoiding full-fledged smoking habits, still associate cigarettes with certain social moments.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
What started as a butcher shop with a small kitchen quickly evolved into a full-fledged restaurant, offering dry-aged steaks, burgers, and handcrafted charcuterie.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Nets are in the beginning stages of a full-fledged rebuild after sending Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns and Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks ahead of the 2023 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
That might explain why many millennials, despite avoiding full-fledged smoking habits, still associate cigarettes with certain social moments.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-fledged. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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