as in landslide
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Recent Examples of walkover
Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Chasing more history Djokovic enters the final as the fresher of the two players, having spent less time on court than Alcaraz and receiving a walkover in the quarterfinals after the withdrawal of ninth seed Alex de Minaur.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 July 2024
Novak Djokovic earned a walkover in the other men’s quarterfinal Wednesday when Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew with a hip injury.
—Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In New York, critics of Israel say 12% of voters cast blank ballots in a similar protest during Tuesday’s primary that Biden otherwise won in a walkover.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
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In both cases, Roddick lost to Roger Federer, who ironically was in Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch Tiafoe defeat No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 4-1 by walkover.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Chasing more history Djokovic enters the final as the fresher of the two players, having spent less time on court than Alcaraz and receiving a walkover in the quarterfinals after the withdrawal of ninth seed Alex de Minaur.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 July 2024
Novak Djokovic earned a walkover in the other men’s quarterfinal Wednesday when Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew with a hip injury.
—Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In New York, critics of Israel say 12% of voters cast blank ballots in a similar protest during Tuesday’s primary that Biden otherwise won in a walkover.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
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The coastal city of Rancho Palos Verdes suffered sudden movement from a decades-old complex of slow-moving landslides last fall, twisting roads and putting multimillion-dollar homes on the brink of destruction.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The defending champs are once again landslide favorites to win the World Series.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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That court loss led to a sweep of new bitcoin ETFs, which ultimately proved to be the most successful category launch in the history of such instruments.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Takeaways Flames: Completed a series sweep of the Hawks with a dominant performance.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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After that early Heat surge, the Bucks promptly unleashed a 39-16 rampage and Miami never really recovered, ending on the wrong side of a blowout loss for the second time in a week, dropping below .500 (at 21-22) and finishing the night ninth in the East.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly, until their blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks was shifted to truTV), Barkley took advantage of the opportunity to again inject himself into the drama between Butler and Heat President Pat Riley.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the deep dive into the genre-hopping performances from Billy Preston, the late-night sketch comedy show's first musical guest in 1975, to current pop sensations including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, is a romp.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 21-point gap is the largest margin of victory at Illinois since Penn State cruised to a 74-52 romp on Feb. 11, 2018.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Davis made it to the playoffs just twice during his time as a Pelican (with one series victory), but the talent around him was limited most of those seasons.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Portland Trail Blazers outscore the Rockets 17-0 for a 113-96 victory. 1988 — Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the fourth round at Atlantic City to retain his world heavyweight title. 1989 — After winning his third Super Bowl as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, Bill Walsh retires.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The La Tène period lasted from around the 5th century B.C. to the Roman conquest in the 1st century B.C.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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It was likely built around 1300 directly south of the first building and may have been downgraded after the conquest to serve as a kitchen or another purpose for the manor house.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2024
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Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.—
Douglas MacMillan,
Washington Post,
25 Jan. 2024
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