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a
: a one-sided contest : an easy victory
In states and localities across America, good times are making for reelection cakewalks.—
Douglas Foster
Douglas Foster
b
: an easy task
… it's no cakewalk to raise a family on two part-time salaries, even for a little while.—Belinda Luscombe
Belinda Luscombe2
: an African American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking
3
: a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt
cakewalk
intransitive verb
cakewalker
noun
Examples of cakewalk in a Sentence
She expected the election to be a cakewalk.
Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk.
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Like all the other regime change wars Washington and its allies have attempted in the region since 9/11, a full-on war with Iran will be far from a cakewalk.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
But New Hampshire Republicans say a Sununu Senate run, which was backed by President Trump, would have made the race next year a cakewalk.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The case for Haugh to get over 6.5 rebounds is simple: he's cleared this line in four straight games, and he's averaged 8.5 boards per game in Florida's four NCAA Tournament games against legit competition (excluding the Gators' first-round cakewalk vs. Norfolk State).
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Juan Soto's return to the Bronx would be a cakewalk compared to what Alonso's return to Citi Field would be like if the slugging first baseman went to the Phillies or a division rival.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
But New Hampshire Republicans say a Sununu Senate run, which was backed by President Trump, would have made the race next year a cakewalk.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The case for Haugh to get over 6.5 rebounds is simple: he's cleared this line in four straight games, and he's averaged 8.5 boards per game in Florida's four NCAA Tournament games against legit competition (excluding the Gators' first-round cakewalk vs. Norfolk State).
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Juan Soto's return to the Bronx would be a cakewalk compared to what Alonso's return to Citi Field would be like if the slugging first baseman went to the Phillies or a division rival.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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“Cakewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cakewalk. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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