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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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What began as the occasional parent ride-along to a job interview coming out of the Covid era is now full-on career “co-piloting,” said Jasmine Escalera, head career coach at résumé templates service Zety.

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Not hatred of LGBTQ+ people, and not even tolerance, but a full-on embrace.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

It’s just been very full-on in the most exciting, lovely, happy way.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

By contrast, the album's opening track, As You Lie There, finds the 83-year-old in full-on scream mode as he recalls the surging intensity of a teenage crush.

From BBC May 27, 2026

We had to think of some quick answers because even though we’d expected a full-on interrogation, we hadn’t planned anything that came out of our mouths.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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