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full-blown

[fool-blohn] / ˈfʊlˈbloʊn /
ADJECTIVE
all-out
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Laconic Israeli commentator Itamar Eichner wrote the next morning that “Jerusalem had prepared for rain, but what arrived yesterday was a full-blown storm.”

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

He also turned a 14,000-square-foot barn into a full-blown funhouse that features a gym, a boxing room, a game room, and a small film studio.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

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

"I was in a full-blown psychosis - I believed that my loved ones were trying to hurt me and kill me," he recalls.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

By then, she was in the midst of a full-blown crisis.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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