wrap-around

wrap-around
 adj.— «I discovered another term for network airing of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments Friday morning: wrap-around coverage. Rather than focus on a single game, ESPN will switch among several games while televising the NCAA women’s basketball tournament today.» —“March Madness takes hold across the nation” by Chad Killebrew Lexington Dispatch (North Carolina) Mar. 17, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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