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walk on
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to take unfair advantage of
He dislikes people who are willing to walk on others to get ahead.
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Recent Examples of walk-on
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s a virtue that stands as its own reward, especially for a humble guy who is most proud to have gone from walk-on to scholarship recipient to one of Mizzou’s nine team captains because of how his coaches and teammates see him.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Koerner was a second-year walk-on safety when Moss came to Iowa in 2018.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller had a breakout game against Michigan with 18 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown and rattled off a career-long rush of 49 yards.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s a virtue that stands as its own reward, especially for a humble guy who is most proud to have gone from walk-on to scholarship recipient to one of Mizzou’s nine team captains because of how his coaches and teammates see him.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Koerner was a second-year walk-on safety when Moss came to Iowa in 2018.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
Noun
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
Noun
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That month, the couple was spotted aboard a luxury yacht in Mallorca with Aniston's Horrible Bosses costar Jason Bateman, his wife Amanda Anka, and comedian Amy Schumer.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Aniston's Horrible Bosses costar Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, were among the group.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In terms of the AI terms put into the last contract, particularly for the backgrounds and extras.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Emma Thompson is a two-time Oscar winner, taking home best actress for Howards End (1992) and best adapted screenplay for Sense and Sensibility (1995).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Roemer and the couple's daughter both wore mint green dresses, with the Disturbia actress, 40, looking elegant in a halter neckline and their daughter wearing a tulle dress with a flower design on it.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The photos showed the reality TV star sitting in an emergency room chair holding an ice pack to his face.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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On possession after possession, González picked up Brunson full court and tried his best to pester the Knicks star.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The advertisement depicts Shipka as a normal woman who, after a stressful move into a new house, is haunted by a constant rotation of doomscrolling, late nights, and fatigue — represented by a monstrous double of herself.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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His first four at-bats culminated in two doubles and two home runs.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Both the leading man’s charisma and the setting’s local color shine through immediately, gifting us with a winning hero and an upbeat, lively journey.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Witcher is gearing up for its first season without its leading man, Henry Cavill.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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