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 Huskies have not reached the final milestone since 2016, and the years of unchallenging conference play could be a factor as much as ever stronger coast-to-coast competition.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The show will air live coast-to-coast from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The special will air live coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
Overture would be able to fly at Mach 1.3 (about 1,000 mph) without an audible boom, reducing U.S. coast-to-coast flight times by up to 90 minutes — if there wasn’t a law prohibiting supersonic flights overland.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
The show will air live coast-to-coast from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The special will air live coast-to-coast at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
Overture would be able to fly at Mach 1.3 (about 1,000 mph) without an audible boom, reducing U.S. coast-to-coast flight times by up to 90 minutes — if there wasn’t a law prohibiting supersonic flights overland.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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