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Recent Examples of walkover
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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
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The old Dragon Quest games weren’t exactly a walkover and were often quite technical, even with their limited options available.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
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In Uber's survey, fast and free Wi-Fi was the top deal breaker for accommodations by a landslide, with 64% of travelers considering it a necessity.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The rates of erosion in mountains could give us better assessment of potential landslide or earthquake hazards.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
24 Feb. 2025
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For days, rumors that the federal government was planning a massive immigration enforcement sweep in Los Angeles County on Sunday had put officials on alert and cast a pall of fear and unease across many immigrant communities.—
Rachel Uranga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Aren’t there way more immediately threatening things to worry about, like, oh, say, gun violence and immigration sweeps in schools?—
April Daniels Hussar,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Auburn’s blowout win at Kentucky and Alabama’s loss clinched the outright title for Bruce Pearl’s Tigers.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
2 Mar. 2025
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After their blowout win over Charlotte, the Warriors are 6-1 since acquiring Jimmy Butler, the six-time All-Star.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Helmed by Teddy Bergman with choreography by Mayte Natalio, the revival of the satirical romp stars Tony nominees Keala Settle, Kevin Cahoon and former Disney Channel alum and Broadway breakout Jordan Fisher.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article ROUNDUP Boys basketball In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Patrick Johnson paced his team with 19 points while Cam Spinney added a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) as South Shore Voke (7-6) rolled to a 73-27 romp of Sturgis East.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Sanford, the Lee family attorney, called the withdrawal a victory.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Coming off a national championship title victory, Ohio State has the most combine invitees with 15.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the fifteenth century, military conquests transformed the Ottoman state from a regional force in the shadow of the Timurid Empire, which ruled Persia, into a major world power.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Russian government also targeted these regions for large-scale resettlement by Russians, especially members of the military, their families, and construction workers, who have been brought to showcase Russian conquest.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 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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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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