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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Fremont took the lead three times in the second period and forced Tech into 12 first half turnovers with a suffocating full-court press.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The taller, deeper Seminoles used a suffocating full-court press to throw the Hurricanes off their game early and then switched to zone and half-court man-to-man defense to fend off Miami’s second-half rallies.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Mayo committed two vital turnovers on inbounds passes off Houston’s full-court press.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
In the months leading up to the election, the Trump campaign conducted a full-court press to appeal to this demographic, aligning Mr. Trump with a constellation of podcast hosts and YouTubers who put out irreverent entertainment while validating young men’s frustrations with the status quo.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The taller, deeper Seminoles used a suffocating full-court press to throw the Hurricanes off their game early and then switched to zone and half-court man-to-man defense to fend off Miami’s second-half rallies.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Mayo committed two vital turnovers on inbounds passes off Houston’s full-court press.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
In the months leading up to the election, the Trump campaign conducted a full-court press to appeal to this demographic, aligning Mr. Trump with a constellation of podcast hosts and YouTubers who put out irreverent entertainment while validating young men’s frustrations with the status quo.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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