walk on 1 of 2
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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
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Mock 4 Mockobee arrived on campus as a walk-on and earned his scholarship after breaking Purdue’s freshman rushing record.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The docuseries from Mark Wahlberg‘s Unrealistic Ideas follows the rise and fall of Redondo Beach native Owen Hanson, who went from being a walk-on for the 2004 national championship-winning USC football team to global cocaine kingpin.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Coming out of high school, nobody else gave me a walk-on chance, just FIU.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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If Pribula goes down, Drinkwitz and the Tigers become dangerously thin at quarterback between true freshman Matt Zollers and walk-on Tommy Lock.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Mock 4 Mockobee arrived on campus as a walk-on and earned his scholarship after breaking Purdue’s freshman rushing record.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The docuseries from Mark Wahlberg‘s Unrealistic Ideas follows the rise and fall of Redondo Beach native Owen Hanson, who went from being a walk-on for the 2004 national championship-winning USC football team to global cocaine kingpin.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Coming out of high school, nobody else gave me a walk-on chance, just FIU.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 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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Garfield dated his Amazing Spider-Man costar Stone after the two met on the movie set.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Palicki married her Orville costar Scott Grimes in May 2019.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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He was being paid over £150,000 a week, doubling which would have loaded £9million extra onto the St James’ Park wage bill.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stripped of the security suite extras in Norton VPN Ultimate, Norton VPN Standard still has a ways to go in order to stand on its own against more feature-rich and privacy-focused competitors.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here, played by the black actress Karen Bryson, the character is all brains and sass.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The actress stepped out in New York City wearing a pair of retro-inspired, deep blue flare jeans with exaggerated bell hems.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Il Fagiano, the signature restaurant, offers an elevated culinary experience worthy of its Michelin star, making dining on-site an essential part of any stay at Grand Hotel Fasano.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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And unlike the pop stars of the early aughts, who were very in-your-face with their raunchy personas, Sabrina has taken the whole thing with a sense of humor.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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