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full-on

British  

adjective

  1. informal complete; unrestrained

    full-on military intervention

    full-on hard rock

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When full-on AI shopping might become a reality isn’t clear.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"It's that feeling of always having something to remember, organise or worry about that makes this time of year particularly full-on," she says.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Still, its live-sports lineup is top-notch, especially if you’re a full-on cord-cutter.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

It becomes a full-on surrealistic conspiracy thriller, albeit an exceptionally funny one.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The light breeze that we’d gotten used to in Asamando is now a full-on wind, growling at us as it seeps through the branches.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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