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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This week, following a months-long media full-court press, DRAMA debuts atop the Billboard 200 with 200,000 first-week units.
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Qualcomm has made an unprecedented full-court press into laptop chips since the original Snapdragon X Elite rollout.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
In a sign of their focus on the Iowa race, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is engaging in a full-court press to try to win the seat, dispatching volunteers and resources to the small district in the Hawkeye State.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
From the start of the CFP to the start of spring practice, Notre Dame landed two commitments, both on the offensive line, hardly a position that requires a recruiting full-court press.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Qualcomm has made an unprecedented full-court press into laptop chips since the original Snapdragon X Elite rollout.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
In a sign of their focus on the Iowa race, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is engaging in a full-court press to try to win the seat, dispatching volunteers and resources to the small district in the Hawkeye State.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
From the start of the CFP to the start of spring practice, Notre Dame landed two commitments, both on the offensive line, hardly a position that requires a recruiting full-court press.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Full-court press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-court%20press. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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