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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Hence the full-court press with propagandistic photos that could elicit waves of outrage faster than they could be debunked.
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Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The full-court press around the show commenced with Andy Warhol’s Polaroid of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Mainers aren’t sure what this full-court press will mean for their state; keeping up with it is hard enough.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
That includes a strategy that’s rare in the NBA: A full-court press designed to wear out opposing ballhandlers.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The full-court press around the show commenced with Andy Warhol’s Polaroid of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
Mainers aren’t sure what this full-court press will mean for their state; keeping up with it is hard enough.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 11 Mar. 2025
That includes a strategy that’s rare in the NBA: A full-court press designed to wear out opposing ballhandlers.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for full-court press
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“Full-court press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-court%20press. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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