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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But after a sluggish start, Fremont used a trapping full-court press to come within six points of Granada’s advantage in the second quarter.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the Nittany Lions could consider putting a full-court press on either Kalen DeBoer or Lincoln Riley.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The full-court press has also emerged as a semi-regular defensive strategy.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Trump has been running a full-court press on eliminating the filibuster for the better part of a week.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
Perhaps the Nittany Lions could consider putting a full-court press on either Kalen DeBoer or Lincoln Riley.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The full-court press has also emerged as a semi-regular defensive strategy.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Trump has been running a full-court press on eliminating the filibuster for the better part of a week.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Full-court press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-court%20press. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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