full-court press
nounDefinition of full-court press
1
: a press employed in basketball on both halves of the court
2
: an all-out effort or offensive
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Amazon has no issue going full-court press on private label, and pursuing all these brands. — Laura Stevens, WSJ, "Brands Invent New Lines for Only Amazon to Sell," 25 Jan. 2019 Michigan hasn't put a full-court press on Steward, though, at least compared to other targets. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball 2020 recruiting board: These are U-M's targets for next year," 16 July 2019 But East Bridgewater appeared to keep its foot on the gas, using a full-court press into the third quarter, sinking 3-point shots, and allowing some of their best players to remain in the game. — Dugan Arnett, BostonGlobe.com, "A 93-7 rout and a host of concerns after a blowout high school girls playoff game," 8 Mar. 2018 The Trump administration is running a full-court press, particularly in Europe, to narrow Huawei’s lead in supplying the world’s cellular-communications infrastructure. — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, "U.S.-Huawei Fight to Take Center Stage at Trade Show," 22 Feb. 2019 Photo: xavier galiana/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Huawei’s full-court press to try to lead the development of 5G was on display at a five-star hotel last March in the southern Indian port city of Chennai. — Newley Purnell, WSJ, "U.S. Campaign Against Huawei Runs Aground in an Exploding Tech Market," 21 Feb. 2019 To pass ObamaCare, the White House and its allies launched a full-court press against all House Democrats, including moderates with doubts about its cost and coverage. — Ted Van Dyk, WSJ, "Democrats Haven’t Turned Back From 1968," 18 Oct. 2018 The Warriors blitzed Terre Haute South 83-48 on Saturday night, beating the Braves’ full-court press time after time. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "No. 1 Warren Central survives Ben Davis, hammers Terre Haute South for regional title," 10 Mar. 2018 Immediately after the high-court decision, CICIG apologists launched a full-court press on Capitol Hill to cover up the U.N. agency’s many transgressions. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Guatemala, Russia and the Bitkovs," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'full-court press.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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