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Recent Examples of walkaway
This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway
Noun
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And Florida did just about everything right on Saturday to complete the homestand sweep.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays retaliated in the Pacific Northwest with 21 runs during an impressive three-game sweep in May.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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However, thermal runaway can occur when one battery cell overheats and triggers a chain reaction, leading to extreme heat, flames, and structural damage.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The girl had been reported missing and was listed as a runaway, officials said, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Just half a year earlier, in March 2024, a landslide in the Trou sans Fond had ruptured all three cables, throttling or even blacking out the internet in Côte d’Ivoire and 12 other countries.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many of the games in the series have been blowouts, and Boise State jumped to a 10-0 lead Saturday night while stifling New Mexico’s offense, which had one first down in the first quarter.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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These days, softer blowouts with a hint of curl are her default.—
Anneke Knot,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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Sabalenka advanced to the semis via walkover when former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew with an injury.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The tournament announced Wednesday that Draper dropped out of the tournament with an injury and Zizou Bergs will be advancing to the third round by walkover.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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His Zen talk now masked his indecision, and he’d been supplanted by an unsettling, de-aged digital doppelgänger hellbent on a campaign of conquest and the Tron equivalent of ethnic cleansing.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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Mexico’s ‘anti-Hamilton’ musical sparks debate A controversial musical depicting the Spanish conquest of Mexico has ignited a transatlantic debate over Latin American history and identity.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The fight for human rights was an urgent demand that called upon all people—regardless of race, socioeconomic background, gender, or nationality—to fight against the subjugation of Black people everywhere.—
Time,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Jiménezes’ version of the wilderness is a space in which dominant symbols and narratives undergo a process of transformation, even subjugation.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2025
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Saldaña also expressed excitement over director James Cameron’s interest in developing a documentary about the Avatar films, particularly the behind-the-scenes work that goes into performance capture.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill addressed the media following the capture, emphasizing the danger Groves posed to the public.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Walkaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaway. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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