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
it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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What started as casual invites has evolved into a full-fledged creator ecosystem — one that spans over 100 partnerships and keeps pushing NBA content in every corner of the internet.
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Jon Youshaei, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Federalists believed that Jeffersonian newspapers were printing pro-French propaganda as a prelude to a full-fledged French invasion and that Democratic-Republicans may have been collaborating with the French government.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 23 May 2025
But within 10 minutes of arriving, the scene went from a casual afternoon by the water to a full-fledged emergency.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Black & Veatch, the global engineering firm based in Overland Park, could be set to redevelop its headquarters into a full-fledged, walkable district with new housing and retail in a billion-dollar-plus project.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Jon Youshaei, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
The Federalists believed that Jeffersonian newspapers were printing pro-French propaganda as a prelude to a full-fledged French invasion and that Democratic-Republicans may have been collaborating with the French government.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 23 May 2025
But within 10 minutes of arriving, the scene went from a casual afternoon by the water to a full-fledged emergency.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
Black & Veatch, the global engineering firm based in Overland Park, could be set to redevelop its headquarters into a full-fledged, walkable district with new housing and retail in a billion-dollar-plus project.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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