plural gimmes
1
: a short putt in golf conceded to an opponent in casual or match play
2
: something easily achieved or won especially in a contest
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These last four are no gimmes — with the NFL’s schedule-makers only adding an extra degree of difficulty with the dates and locations of these final games.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
In all the combinations and permutations that would decide the Lakers’ play-in future, Friday night in Memphis was the gimme.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The battle might've seemed like a gimme for Mraz, given the singer's generally stronger showings, but Williams' showmanship earned him the victory.
—EW.com, 15 Nov. 2023
On the merits from the U.S. perspective, these should be economic-policy gimmes, but some countries will be more skeptical than others, and hammering out agreements always takes time as both sides work through the details.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
In all the combinations and permutations that would decide the Lakers’ play-in future, Friday night in Memphis was the gimme.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The battle might've seemed like a gimme for Mraz, given the singer's generally stronger showings, but Williams' showmanship earned him the victory.
—EW.com, 15 Nov. 2023
On the merits from the U.S. perspective, these should be economic-policy gimmes, but some countries will be more skeptical than others, and hammering out agreements always takes time as both sides work through the details.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimme. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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