1
: full-blown sense 2
a full-bore crisis
2
: made with maximum effort
a full-bore attempt to succeed
: with maximum effort or speed
runners sprinting full bore
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
In The Union, a fun-but-forgettable new streaming option on Netflix, Mark Wahlberg is a blue-collar schmoe from Jersey who turns full-bore Jason Bourne after just two weeks of training.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s the skepticism implied by the exploitation titles Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness that represent Snyder’s going full bore into adolescent subcultural extremes — ultimately bewildered about the meaning of life.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Cyr is a big swing at a full-bore Pumpkins synth-pop record, a woefully dull, 72-minute monolith where guitars almost never drown out keyboards.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
In The Union, a fun-but-forgettable new streaming option on Netflix, Mark Wahlberg is a blue-collar schmoe from Jersey who turns full-bore Jason Bourne after just two weeks of training.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Adverb
Trump, who has held an edge on the economy in most polls, has been going full bore on the issue, proposing a bevy of individual tax breaks and general tariffs that could rattle the world of international trade.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s the skepticism implied by the exploitation titles Chalice of Blood and Curse of Forgiveness that represent Snyder’s going full bore into adolescent subcultural extremes — ultimately bewildered about the meaning of life.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Full-bore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-bore. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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