at full power

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: to the fullest extent of the energy or force that something can produce
The machines are running at full power.

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Sceye’s team had decided not to run Sceye’s communications antenna at full power to minimize potential interference and to play it safe with local regulators. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Optoma rates the light source's brightness at 3,500 ISO lumens (equivalent to ANSI lumens) and its life at 30,000 hours in Eco mode or 20,000 hours at full power. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026 Deployable Energy plans to fuel Unity at a factory, transport the fueled reactor to INL, install it inside DOME and operate it at full power. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 What might have been an exciting matchup between two power hitters was instead a straightforward drubbing, largely because Osaka couldn’t serve at full power. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at full power

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“At full power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%20power. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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