full-fledged
adjective
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion
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it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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The final drink is a rollercoaster ride of flavors and a full-fledged, neo-classic cocktail.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The first scene is more of a glimpse than a full-fledged scene: Superman sits in outer space with his back to us, facing Earth in all its sunlit glory.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 11 July 2025
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
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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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The first scene is more of a glimpse than a full-fledged scene: Superman sits in outer space with his back to us, facing Earth in all its sunlit glory.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 11 July 2025
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
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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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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