Synonyms of wall-to-wallnext
1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
a
: covering or filling one entire space or time
a party crammed with wall-to-wall bodies
b
: occurring or found everywhere : ubiquitous

Examples of wall-to-wall in a Sentence

television programming feels as if there are wall-to-wall sitcoms these days
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The outlandish and mystifying story received nearly wall-to-wall coverage, but the plane was never found. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 Yearning to visit the Duomo minus the wall-to-wall crowds? Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 In my dream world, these shelves would all be lined with wall-to-wall books. Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 10 Feb. 2026 Just wall-to-wall dominance by the Americans. Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall-to-wall

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wall-to-wall was in 1946

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“Wall-to-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall-to-wall. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

wall-to-wall

adjective
1
: covering the entire floor
wall-to-wall carpeting
2
: filling an entire space
a beach that was wall-to-wall sunbathers

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