full-fledged
adjective
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion
Examples of full-fledged in a Sentence
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Now a large portion of the state’s primary electorate, including the only Palestinian American congresswoman, was about to use that power to abandon him over his full-fledged support for Israel.
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USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
In late February, Gunn had a full-fledged reunion with her Breaking Bad castmates at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
The story here is very slight: With the help of his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams), Segel’s Gary and his Muppet friend Walter must foil a plot by an oil-hungry baddie (played by Chris Cooper, with a full-fledged maniacal laugh) to destroy the Muppet Studio for more of that liquid gold.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Before the fighting truly began, there were indications in Sudan that a minor conflict was brewing, but not a full-fledged war.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
In fact, Avira is one of the few VPNs that offers a full-fledged free subscription option, providing access to all its servers.
—PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
Some analysts interpreted that as meaning that Iran wanted to put on a show of force to save face after the killing of its officers but did not want a full-fledged war with Israel or the United States.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
As 20 of the NBA’s 30 teams prepare for either the full-fledged playoffs or at least the league’s play-in tournament, the Hornets are on the outside looking in.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Now hacking is a major, indispensable component of a full-fledged war, and its practitioners have emerged from a gray zone of plausible deniability into the limelight of military prominence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
In late February, Gunn had a full-fledged reunion with her Breaking Bad castmates at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
The story here is very slight: With the help of his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams), Segel’s Gary and his Muppet friend Walter must foil a plot by an oil-hungry baddie (played by Chris Cooper, with a full-fledged maniacal laugh) to destroy the Muppet Studio for more of that liquid gold.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Before the fighting truly began, there were indications in Sudan that a minor conflict was brewing, but not a full-fledged war.
—TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
In fact, Avira is one of the few VPNs that offers a full-fledged free subscription option, providing access to all its servers.
—PCMAG, 15 Apr. 2024
Some analysts interpreted that as meaning that Iran wanted to put on a show of force to save face after the killing of its officers but did not want a full-fledged war with Israel or the United States.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
As 20 of the NBA’s 30 teams prepare for either the full-fledged playoffs or at least the league’s play-in tournament, the Hornets are on the outside looking in.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024
Now hacking is a major, indispensable component of a full-fledged war, and its practitioners have emerged from a gray zone of plausible deniability into the limelight of military prominence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
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