as in ripe
fully grown or developed
before he became a full-blown literary sensation, he wrote articles for little journals that paid even littler money
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For job seekers, that precariousness has become full-blown.
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Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
Rob Wile, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
But the companies say their transition to a full-blown, Uber-like taxi service will take time.
—WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
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“Full-blown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full-blown. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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