coast-to-coast
adjective
1
: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent
a coast-to-coast flight
a coast-to-coast broadcast
2
: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other
a coast-to-coast rush
also
: relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play
a coast-to-coast layup
coast-to-coast
adverb
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The group delivered the defining play of the Phoenix game when Scheierman elevated to contest a shot at the rim, Harper soared in to block it off the backboard and Gonzalez raced the other way for a coast-to-coast Eurostep layup.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
And by the time American Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to seal Team USA’s 2-1 win and first men’s hockey gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, any morning grumblings were usurped by a surge of coast-to-coast jubilation.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
After a thrilling last two minutes that included a steal and a coast-to-coast dunk from Eric Reibe, the score settled at 39-all at halftime after six lead changes and four ties.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Bennett was wildly influential to the careers of Reckless Kelly and Micky and the Motorcars, a pair of native Idaho bands that helped expose Tylor & the Train Robbers to a coast-to-coast fan base over the past decade.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
And by the time American Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to seal Team USA’s 2-1 win and first men’s hockey gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, any morning grumblings were usurped by a surge of coast-to-coast jubilation.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
After a thrilling last two minutes that included a steal and a coast-to-coast dunk from Eric Reibe, the score settled at 39-all at halftime after six lead changes and four ties.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Bennett was wildly influential to the careers of Reckless Kelly and Micky and the Motorcars, a pair of native Idaho bands that helped expose Tylor & the Train Robbers to a coast-to-coast fan base over the past decade.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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