Synonyms of coast-to-coastnext
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

Examples of coast-to-coast in a Sentence

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He's logged thousands of miles over 40 coast-to-coast journeys. Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Know More In the four years since Demchak became CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, the bank has been working to build a coast-to-coast presence. Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Unlike many traditional sports platforms, Kalshi's prediction markets are available to play in all 49 states, allowing baseball fans coast-to-coast to get in on today's MLB and NBA slates. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 To celebrate the 250th anniversary of United States independence, Big Boy will soon begin its first-ever coast-to-coast tour, traveling first from Wyoming to California before embarking on its eastern journey on May 25. Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coast-to-coast

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coast-to-coast was in 1911

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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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