full-fledged

[fool-flejd] / ˈfʊlˈflɛdʒd /

ADJECTIVE

fully developed

Synonyms

WEAK

completely developed developed experienced full-grown grown grown-up in full bloom mature qualified schooled seasoned skilled trained well-developed

Example Sentences

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Cooking a full-fledged meal from scratch seems too laborious.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Yet Harding will, indeed, become a full-fledged one, bringing his own ideas and projects as well as coalescing all the parts into a bigger picture.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Tech stocks sparked the selloff earlier this week as fledgling fears over the unintended consequences of AI turned into a full-fledged panic about the future of the software industry.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

In a similar fashion, the December 2021 lows were broken in mid-January 2022, and a 10-month, full-fledged bear market set in.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

By early March Olmsted and Eliot were back in Brookline, Eliot now a full-fledged partner, the firm newly renamed Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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