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wall-to-wall

[ adjective adverb wawl-tuh-wawl; noun wawl-tuh-wawl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

covering the entire floor from one wall to another:
wall-to-wall carpeting.
Informal. occupying a space or period of time completely:
The dance floor was crowded with wall-to-wall dancers. With no commercial interruptions, the telecast of the game was wall-to-wall action.
Informal. being available everywhere; full of or saturated with something specified:
Las Vegas offers wall-to-wall gambling. Her life has been wall-to-wall misery.

from one side to the other; to overflowing:
The store was jammed wall-to-wall with late shoppers.

wall-to-wall

(of carpeting) completely covering a floor
informal.
as far as the eye can see; widespread
wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops

First recorded in 1945–50

Chris Christie's "baggage" is wall-to-wall news, but corrupt Democrats in Pennsylvania and California don't need scrutiny.

Right now cable newsdom is all abuzz with Christie—but how long will that wall-to-wall coverage last?

We are also subject to wall-to-wall coverage, on every television channel and radio station.

The back of the stage and the DJ booth are adorned with wall-to-wall LED screens.

Nonetheless, it was a fundamentally middle class place, not the wall-to-wall display of edgy affluence that it has since become.

He sat in a chair beside Crane's desk and dropped the ash from his cigar on Crane's wall-to-wall carpeting.

The wall-to-wall carpeting was a rich Burgundy, with a pile deep enough to run a reaper through.

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