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
Mona Jones said that was no cakewalk: The bridge over the Salt River didn't exist in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, was just a narrow two-lane road.
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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
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
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
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Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakewalk
Noun
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The idea behind the Tumbleweed project is to design large-scale, low-cost robotic rovers that can cover great swathes of the Martian surface while driven purely by the breeze.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cuffed pants and the knee-length cardigan offer enough coverage to stay cozy against a cool breeze.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Under the stars, hundreds gather on blankets and folding chairs, some with picnic baskets and bottles of wine, others as passersby who stop, captivated by the 7,000-square-foot screen lighting up the New World Center.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Somehow, the man responsible for all of this is a mild-mannered British Unitarian who loves model trains and folk music, and recently celebrated his seventieth birthday with a picnic on a Welsh mountain.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lasagna, charcuterie, salad, cake, vegetables… the options are endless.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a whimsical touch, the cake was adorned with a topper, made by Laurie Valko, that featured custom figurines of the couple's dog, Huckleberry, and cat, Henry.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Cakewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakewalk. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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