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full-blown

[fool-blohn] / ˈfʊlˈbloʊn /
ADJECTIVE
all-out
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In 2007, the actor Felicia Day debuted “The Guild,” one of the first works, maybe the first, to demonstrate that the web could be a legitimate platform for full-blown, character-driven, narrative comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The concept debuted in a 2013 promo for NBC’s coverage of the English Premier League, then launched as a full-blown sitcom during the angst and fear of the coronavirus pandemic seven years later.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The Sun is constantly spewing out matter and charged particles, sometimes unleashing full-blown solar storms that shoot out giant explosions of plasma and other matter.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as fears about a return to full-blown war in Iran subsided.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

When he had completely registered what Tapia had told him, that smirk became a full-blown smile.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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