at full strength
idiom
: with the full number of people in a group, army, team, etc.
Now that the quarterback has recovered from his injury, this week the team will be functioning at full strength again.
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The ankle was still not at full strength before this incident, Roberts said, though Freeman had set out to play without a wrap on it to stabilize things.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
This spring was the first time since the surgery that Smith felt his hand was at full strength.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
The Clippers are all too familiar with not being at full strength in time for the playoffs.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
UConn’s star backcourt duo of Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd will both be on the court in the 2025 Tournament for the first time since the Huskies’ NCAA title game appearance in 2022, and perhaps for the first time in their college careers at full strength.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
This spring was the first time since the surgery that Smith felt his hand was at full strength.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
The Clippers are all too familiar with not being at full strength in time for the playoffs.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
UConn’s star backcourt duo of Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd will both be on the court in the 2025 Tournament for the first time since the Huskies’ NCAA title game appearance in 2022, and perhaps for the first time in their college careers at full strength.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
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“At full strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20strength. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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