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Recent Examples of walkover
Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
Subsequent slides featured the actor working out, goofing off a bit on set, doing an impressive front walkover — and a hilarious image of Grande's dress getting caught in the groin of his pants!
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
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Those talks led to semi-free elections where Solidarity candidates won a landslide victory.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The popular 53-year-old mayor, who won his position by a landslide in spring 2024 local elections, was seen as Erdogan’s most serious rival for the Turkish presidency.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Florida also completed a three-game season sweep of Columbus.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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San Marcos senior Cassidy Allison can achieve a career sweep of twin titles after prevailing in the Division 1 200 individual medley (2:00.25) and the 100 butterfly (54.90) last year.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Illini took a few blowout losses in February and March (to admittedly strong opponents in Maryland, Duke, Wisconsin and Michigan State).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Gators are in the midst of a dominant stretch including blowout wins over some of the top teams in the country.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd star in the comedy/horror romp that opens Friday.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The day’s excursions go beyond off-roading romps; stops include scenic outlooks, a catered lunch, sand surfing at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, and an available horseback-riding experience.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tkachuk finished the game but only played a season-low 13:23 in the victory with most of his third-period shifts lasting around 30 seconds.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hendrickson touched on his mentality going into the bout and how his faith played a role in his victory.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This makes direct conquest an irrational, even suicidal strategy rather than a calculated political maneuver.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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In Asia, too, the field was wide open, and the Japanese militarists began their conquest of East Asia.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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 2 Apr. 2025.
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