all-hands-on-deck
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a situation in which every available person is needed or called to assist
an all-hands-on-deck effort
"Overwhelmingly the response I heard is that we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin," [Governor Tony] Evers said.—
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The alert, the highest level on OpenAI’s three-point scale, is essentially an all-hands-on-deck call to mobilize and defend against an imminent threat.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
What started in 2023 as a whimsical idea after Amy Scott saw the Eras Tour movie has evolved into an annual, all-hands-on-deck project involving Brian, Amy and their daughters, Becca and Emily.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Fixing the boat on the fly was an all-hands-on-deck situation, from the coaching staff to the front office.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
That outing, Cortes said, taught him that playoff baseball requires an all-hands-on-deck mentality.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
What started in 2023 as a whimsical idea after Amy Scott saw the Eras Tour movie has evolved into an annual, all-hands-on-deck project involving Brian, Amy and their daughters, Becca and Emily.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Fixing the boat on the fly was an all-hands-on-deck situation, from the coaching staff to the front office.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
That outing, Cortes said, taught him that playoff baseball requires an all-hands-on-deck mentality.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“All-hands-on-deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-hands-on-deck. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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