full-fledged
adjective
2
: having attained complete status
full-fledged lawyer
3
: full-blown sense 2
a full-fledged reunion
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it was years before he became a full-fledged star
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Over the next six years, Beck turned his TikTok fame into a full-fledged career.
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Stephanie McNeal, Vulture, 8 May 2026
In 1997 McLachlan, her manager Marty Diamond, and music executives Terry McBride and Dan Fraser organized a full-fledged festival.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Danco proposed the justices could convene a special argument session to hear the case and race to write a full-fledged, final opinion on a hot-button issue before their summer recess begins in July.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
For an artist who’s spent the better part of six decades rewriting the rules of pop music, Paul McCartney has somehow managed a genuine first: a full-fledged duet with his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 May 2026
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Stephanie McNeal, Vulture, 8 May 2026
In 1997 McLachlan, her manager Marty Diamond, and music executives Terry McBride and Dan Fraser organized a full-fledged festival.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Danco proposed the justices could convene a special argument session to hear the case and race to write a full-fledged, final opinion on a hot-button issue before their summer recess begins in July.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
For an artist who’s spent the better part of six decades rewriting the rules of pop music, Paul McCartney has somehow managed a genuine first: a full-fledged duet with his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 May 2026
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“Full-fledged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-fledged. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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