WALK ON Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Reaves has a fully dedicated golf social media Instagram account, and right after retirement from the NBA, Smith joined the golf team at North Carolina A&T as a freshman walk-on. — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Lights, staging, the walk-on, how long a room stands in the dark before anything happens. — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 Chesney’s vision of a familial culture was also reinforced by senior linebacker Wyatt Mosier, who received a grant Tuesday in honor of Nick Pasquale — a former Bruin walk-on wide receiver who died in 2013 — from the Pasquale family. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 The reduction in walk-on opportunities is unfortunate, but scholarship opportunities have expanded in some sports. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk-on

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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
Broken into six-hour installments spaced out over two weeks, the hallucinatory concert extravaganza is being custom tailored, with local musicians, guest artists and glittery supernumeraries brought in for the occasion.

— Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018

Definition of supernumerary

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To commemorate the launch, Stuart Weitzman hosted a launch party against the backdrop of Shanghai’s skyline, which was a costar in its latest fall 2026 campaign, which starred Yang alongside supermodel Gigi Hadid and dancer Misty Copeland.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Though the cast is starry—Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, and Rock himself all costar—Misty herself is played by Rosalind Eleazar, a British import best known for her role on Slow Horses.

— John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of costar

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For those with kids, Family Concierge is designated for families who want the non-Adults-Only extras.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
These span paying extras out of pocket due to the low budget and — eventually — dealing with calls from tabloid journalists when Outrage!

— Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of extra

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The Broadway legend famously won a Tony Award at 20 in 1991 for her heartfelt portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon, becoming the first Asian actress to be recognized by the honor.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026
And at the Telluride Film Festival, the French actress is featured in three-high profile films that couldn’t be more different—but what remains consistent is Seydoux’s transfixing work onscreen.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026

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FRBs are brief but intense blasts of radio waves currently thought to erupt from rapidly rotating dead stars with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, called magnetars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
The star wideout has responded with eight catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of star

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During championship weekend, when Venus Williams and Lleyton Hewitt lifted the singles trophies, Maycen and Morehouse played against each other in mixed doubles at Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford, Conn.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In the fourth, Alex Freeland had an RBI double, Hernández followed with a two-run double and scored on reliever Luis Mey’s wild pitch before Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single went off the glove of De La Cruz for a 9-1 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of double

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After two decades in Hollywood, Stan has become a leading man by physically transforming himself — and by searching for lower-budget, independent, and international films in which to do it.

— Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
About a year later, in May 2026, the studio announced that the search for the next leading man had begun.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

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