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Recent Examples of gimme
O'Brien had only made 55.9% of his field goal attempts in 1970, so the 32-yard attempt in the final seconds was no gimme.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
And San Jose State has hardly been a gimme.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
An unbeaten season is always a gimme.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
And San Jose State has hardly been a gimme.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
An unbeaten season is always a gimme.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimme
Noun
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This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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In the second, the Bulldogs turned what looked like a possible laugher into a tight game.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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In this laugher-inducing language, Papa becomes Poopoo, Mama becomes Moomoo, and Sloomoo?—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As labor complications ensue, a blizzard rages outside trapping the family in their home – sitting ducks for whatever sinister presence might be in there with them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the companies that transport oil have parked their tankers on either side of the waterway, fearing their huge cargos would be sitting ducks for drone or missile attacks from Tehran as the war escalates.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimme. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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