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Recent Examples of cakewalk That being said, a rematch of Duke's December win over Auburn would hardly be a cakewalk for the Blue Devils. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Smaller groups went up for cakewalks. Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2025 The 1st Congressional District is the most conservative in the state and expected to be a cakewalk for Republicans. Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025 Williams hit all three of her 3s in the first-round cakewalk past San Diego State, and Johnson had an efficient 22 points in 22 minutes of floor time. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cakewalk
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Noun
  • Sand, breeze blocks, storm shutters—these are materials of survival and exclusion, shaped by the hurricanes that regularly devastate her homeland.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Tyrone Taylor clobbered a fly ball that seemed like a no-doubter off the bat before dying in a stiff breeze at the left-field warning track.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The park offers picnic areas, a playground and beaches.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
  • Ranger Alec Campbell, 38, was on the Neshaminy Creek near the picnic area when his boat capsized in fast moving water May 23 near a stone dam.
    JD Mullane, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Enjoy making this fluffy, delicious cake year-round by keeping some blueberries in your freezer.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
  • Gumba’s: Three-course meals offered for $40 include appetizer (soup, salad, side), dessert (cannoli, cheesecake, flan, chocolate cake) and a lunch-size entree of Meat Lasagna, Tilapia over Spaghetti, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Cajun Linguine Chicken or other pasta/pizza choice.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 30 May 2025

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