full-court press
noun
1
: a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court
2
: an all-out effort or offensive
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Toyota went full-court press on the project, employing an army of nearly 4,000 designers, engineers, technicians, and other staff to develop a clean-sheet luxury car capable of beating the best sedans on sale at everything from aerodynamics to interior noise.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
This quickly descended into hilarity when the coaches further ambushed their unwilling challengers with a full-court press for the entire 12 minutes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Max Muncy’s glove has stood out Defending against the Milwaukee Brewers is the equivalent of seeing a constant full-court press.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Mazzulla instructed his assistants — a group that included two ex-NBA players and several former high-level college players — not to take it easy on the overmatched media team, applying a full-court press for nearly the entire game and burying their opponents beneath a barrage of 3-pointers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
This quickly descended into hilarity when the coaches further ambushed their unwilling challengers with a full-court press for the entire 12 minutes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Max Muncy’s glove has stood out Defending against the Milwaukee Brewers is the equivalent of seeing a constant full-court press.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Mazzulla instructed his assistants — a group that included two ex-NBA players and several former high-level college players — not to take it easy on the overmatched media team, applying a full-court press for nearly the entire game and burying their opponents beneath a barrage of 3-pointers.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Full-court press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-court%20press. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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