coast-to-coast
adjective
1
: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent
a coast-to-coast flight
a coast-to-coast broadcast
2
: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other
a coast-to-coast rush
also
: relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play
a coast-to-coast layup
coast-to-coast
adverb
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The ball found its way to Jalen Brunson, who took it coast-to-coast for a quick layup before the Nuggets could set their defense.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will air live coast-to-coast on Sunday, March 2, from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, starting at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on ABC and Hulu.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Three weekends ago, after his Virginia Tech team beat Cal at Haas Pavilion, coach Mike Young groaned a bit about the challenging coast-to-coast travel that is part of the new Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Inaugurated on Monday, President Donald Trump spent Friday on a coast-to-coast tour of disaster zones, musing about abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conditioning California fire recovery aid on voting law changes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
The 97th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will air live coast-to-coast on Sunday, March 2, from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, starting at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on ABC and Hulu.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Three weekends ago, after his Virginia Tech team beat Cal at Haas Pavilion, coach Mike Young groaned a bit about the challenging coast-to-coast travel that is part of the new Atlantic Coast Conference.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Inaugurated on Monday, President Donald Trump spent Friday on a coast-to-coast tour of disaster zones, musing about abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conditioning California fire recovery aid on voting law changes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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