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Recent Examples of gimme
Outlets including The Wall Street Journal and CNN identified the vernacular for this courtesy: a gimme.
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Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
But this year in the AFC West there are no apparent gimmes.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Texas is a gimme’ for the GOP; despite Democratic dreams of winning, the last ones to win statewide were on the ballot in 1994.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 May 2025
And even over the past four or five years, that’s changed — there are no ‘gimmes’ out there.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Purdy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
But this year in the AFC West there are no apparent gimmes.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Texas is a gimme’ for the GOP; despite Democratic dreams of winning, the last ones to win statewide were on the ballot in 1994.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 May 2025
And even over the past four or five years, that’s changed — there are no ‘gimmes’ out there.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimme
Noun
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The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Standout rookie Nolan McLean worked the vaunted Philadelphia lineup like a speedbag for eight shutout innings in a 6-0 laugher.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The Bills rushed for 210 yards on the Broncos in the playoffs this past January in a laugher.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Newsom is a sitting duck waiting to get shellacked.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Without the government’s ability to share robust intelligence about new attack methods, SMBs become sitting ducks for cybercriminals who specifically target organizations that can’t afford to lose days or weeks.—
Cynthia Kaiser,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.—
Becca Longmire,
Peoplemag,
22 Feb. 2024
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimme. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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