Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Reaching, airing, or traveling from one coast to another, especially across a nation or continent.
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- adjective of travel That takes place from one
coast to another (especially of a continent or large nation) - adjective of a broadcast That is relayed across a continent or large nation
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Examples
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Indeed, Colin Goddard, who was shot four times in his French class, has become a crusader for stronger gun laws, as poignantly depicted in the documentary Living for 32, now being shown on college campuses coast-to-coast.
Dennis A. Henigan: Keep Guns Off Campus Dennis A. Henigan 2011
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Among the 7,400 U.S. banks and savings institutions, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. are the only coast-to-coast giants.
Bank of America Ponders Retreat Dan Fitzpatrick 2012
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It is from this personal experience that I view today's coast-to-coast battle over whether or not we should have laws requiring paid sick days.
Kate Karpilow: Success in San Francisco with Paid Sick Days Kate Karpilow 2010
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Indeed, Colin Goddard, who was shot four times in his French class, has become a crusader for stronger gun laws, as poignantly depicted in the documentary Living for 32, now being shown on college campuses coast-to-coast.
Dennis A. Henigan: Keep Guns Off Campus Dennis A. Henigan 2011
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Republicans from coast-to-coast have made it clear that they have big plans to overhaul Social Security in the coming congressional session.
Gerald McEntee: What's at Stake Tuesday Gerald McEntee 2010
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It is from this personal experience that I view today's coast-to-coast battle over whether or not we should have laws requiring paid sick days.
Kate Karpilow: Success in San Francisco with Paid Sick Days Kate Karpilow 2010
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It is from this personal experience that I view today's coast-to-coast battle over whether or not we should have laws requiring paid sick days.
Kate Karpilow: Success in San Francisco with Paid Sick Days Kate Karpilow 2010
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I told Holden that Nicholas's name had come up earlier this week when my former editor mentioned seeing a montage of great NCAA tournament buzzer beaters, including Nicholas's coast-to-coast three-pointer that beat North Carolina-Wilmington in the first round in 2003.
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It is from this personal experience that I view today's coast-to-coast battle over whether or not we should have laws requiring paid sick days.
Kate Karpilow: Success in San Francisco with Paid Sick Days Kate Karpilow 2010
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TIME political correspondent Joe Klein recently completed a 24-day, coast-to-coast trip across the U.S.
Bob Burnett: Election 2010: Choosing the Abuser Bob Burnett 2010
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