full-bore

adjective

Definition of full-borenext
as in full-scale

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Recent Examples of full-bore The restaurant soft opened Tuesday with the intention to launch full-bore Thursday. — Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026 For families Like everything at The Fife Arms, there’s a full-bore thoughtfulness and creativity to the whimsical family room, with its play kitchens, blackboards, table football and XBox, with knitted red squirrels hidden around the place. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2026 And thanks to Nielsen’s upgraded ratings methodology, which includes a full-bore accounting of people who watch live sports in out-of-home venues, the stateside deliveries for next year’s tourney will be bigger than ever before. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025 His decision to put Nine Inch Nails on hold and go full-bore into soundtrack work in the early 2010s expanded his reach. — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full-bore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-bore
  1. full-scale
  2. full-on
  3. full-out
  4. full-blown
  5. full-fledged
  6. extensive
  7. maximal
Adjective
  • That aircraft will put the Z4’s unusual airframe through its first full-scale flight test, bringing JetZero one step closer to finding out whether its efficiency targets can work beyond the drawing board.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Some have been displaced since the previous Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which erupted into full-scale war in September 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of full-scale
Adjective
  • As of Brand New Day, has transformed into a full-on monstrous version at long last, no more Smart Hulk.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Her full-on embrace of a femininity that was simultaneously flamboyant and unapologetic was always a conscious move.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of full-on
Adjective
  • So, at face value, this deal looks like a full-out win for the Flyers, who are on the verge of solidifying their goaltending long-term with an extension incoming for Dan Vladar on July 1.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • About 90% of the show is full-out dancing.
    — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Definition of full-out
Adjective
  • Audiences may think Redford emerged full-blown as a movie star.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
Definition of full-blown
Adjective
  • That’s why there’s been a proliferation of npm packages that wrap 10 lines of code in a full-fledged package.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The musical is still a work in progress, Bradford and her co-writers and composer hope to eventually turn the play into a full-fledged production in New York City.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
Definition of full-fledged
Adjective
  • Police said the home was immediately secured as a crime scene and investigators began the extensive work of documenting the scene, collecting evidence, conducting interviews and pursuing leads.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Customers can upload their own photos, or choose artworks from an extensive online gallery before selecting all of the details, including size, material, matting, and glazing.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of extensive
Adjective
  • Clarke pursued authenticity ingeniously, using tiny, hidden radio microphones that transmitted to tape recorder from afar, in order to capture dialogue with maximal spontaneity.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Evans also cautioned against confusing maximal lifespan for a healthy lifespan.
    — Lauren Chan, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of maximal

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