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Recent Examples of full-on
Over in Daylesford, Australia, Lake House has a full-on working farm called Dairy Flat—the lifeblood of its award-winning Two Chefs Hats restaurant.
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Like all the other regime change wars Washington and its allies have attempted in the region since 9/11, a full-on war with Iran will be far from a cakewalk.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Cane removes himself from this situation and once again nears a full-on breakdown.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Is this a viral one-off, or can the nostalgia cycle fuel a full-on BEP revival?
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 June 2025
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Like all the other regime change wars Washington and its allies have attempted in the region since 9/11, a full-on war with Iran will be far from a cakewalk.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Cane removes himself from this situation and once again nears a full-on breakdown.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Is this a viral one-off, or can the nostalgia cycle fuel a full-on BEP revival?
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-on
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The $27 billion firm has seen its share price double since the start of the year and rise eight-fold since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 July 2025
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In Finland, which joined NATO shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, men must complete mandatory military service before heading into the reserve force.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
4 Oct. 2024
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But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
11 Aug. 2023
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Zito aced the hire, and Maurice was the right guy for the right reasons as Zito sought a complete re-tooling of the Panthers philosophy from one of full-out offensive emphasis to a tougher, defense-first style more suited to playoff hockey.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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Eventually, Will is drugged and hallucinates a full-out dance number (including giving a voice to his faithful pet Chihuahua, Betty Maria White Trent) before breaking the cult and returning to the job full time.—
Bob Verini,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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But Aicher’s message got through: This wasn’t a pickle, this was a full-fledged disaster, unfolding with unfathomable fury.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, anger toward the educational establishment among conservative parents grew into a full-fledged movement to exert more parental control in classrooms.—
Rachel Wegner,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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There was little tangible reason for such a full-bore grin, locked in a box-and-one prison by the Nuggets’ perimeter defense for much of the night.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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Those plans are continuing full-bore, with Todd seeking to raise money and having having honed in on a starting point: Local youth sports.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miller, who had written only a brief outline at this point, wanted to visualize the film and effectively created an extensive graphic novel in the process.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Melvin Doyle, meanwhile, has an extensive criminal record dating back to his late teens.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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