walkover
noun
walk·over
ˈwȯk-ˌō-vər 
1
: a one-sided contest : an easy or uncontested victory
2
: a horse race with only one starter
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While every Florida fan remembers the trauma of losing to then-FCS Georgia Southern in 2013, this should be a walkover.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
In a deep red congressional district, the general election was a walkover.
—Kirby Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
Flair hit a walkover clothesline on Green, but Green battled back when Flair scaled the ropes.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Shelton caught some fortune too, getting a walkover in the second round from France’s Hugo Gaston, the diminutive and underpowered craftsman of clay court tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
In a deep red congressional district, the general election was a walkover.
—Kirby Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
Flair hit a walkover clothesline on Green, but Green battled back when Flair scaled the ropes.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Shelton caught some fortune too, getting a walkover in the second round from France’s Hugo Gaston, the diminutive and underpowered craftsman of clay court tennis.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkover. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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