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cakewalk

noun

ˈkāk-ˌwȯk How to pronounce cakewalk (audio)
Definition of cakewalknext
as in breeze
something easily done or dealt with no one was pretending that winning the election would be a cakewalk

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Recent Examples of cakewalk But winning over American regulators will not be a cakewalk. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026 Columbus had a cakewalk with four teams who are barely trying, while the New Jersey group had four teams with playoff aspirations. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026 The June 23 primary has been anything but a cakewalk for Reynoso, 43. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Becerra also has a lot more electoral experience, having won 14 elections in California (many cakewalks as a Congressman). — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cakewalk
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  1. breeze
  2. picnic
  3. cake
Noun
  • Cool Pacific breezes and a variety of soils make this stretch of Northern California a perfect place to grow grapes.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Delta region, Sacramento included, can rejoice in the Delta breeze being a consistent feature through the week, offering some reprieve from the stubborn summer afternoon heat.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of breeze
Noun
  • The couple also featured a strip of sonogram images on the picnic blanket.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The collection also includes bespoke entertaining pieces exclusive to hotel guests, including Dutch designer Marcel Wanders’ picnic basket designed for Alessi in 2020.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of picnic
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  • At a traditional Venezuelan bakery near Northwest 107th Street, a worker staffing the cake fridge said that sales had decreased as a result of immigration enforcement.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Afroman went on to publish songs and music videos taunting the deputies, including one called Lemon Pound Cake that mocked the portly deputy for his apparent interest in the cake.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of cake

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