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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
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Taaffe went from walk-on with the Longhorns to first-team All-American as a senior in 2025.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His leadership skills would be a direct fit in the Broncos’ locker room, as a former walk-on who grew into a star at Texas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Savarino, who was 20 at the time of the incident, was a walk-on for his grandfather’s team and played in 13 games.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the former walk-on piled up 563 punt-return yards, 476 kickoff-return yards and four return touchdowns, bringing his career total to six.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Taaffe went from walk-on with the Longhorns to first-team All-American as a senior in 2025.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His leadership skills would be a direct fit in the Broncos’ locker room, as a former walk-on who grew into a star at Texas.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
Savarino, who was 20 at the time of the incident, was a walk-on for his grandfather’s team and played in 13 games.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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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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Both Reed and costar Raquel Welch were pilloried for their performance as the same character before and after what would now be called gender-affirming surgery.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Hopefully, The Rockford Files reboot lead David Boreanaz is warning his new costar, Michaela McManus, to start carb-loading.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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
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Those productions created more than 425,000 jobs plus over 700,000 additional extras and day workers, the company claims.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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The chef Sunny Lee promotes them to a lead role, conjuring a daily set of six (with extras available) out of a breathlessly narrow kitchen.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Since her divorce from country music star Keith Urban, actress Nicole Kidman has been embracing a bold new era of revenge dressing.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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Wilson is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, The Deb‘s lead actress.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Bradley’s roster of clients was the A-list—and the B-list, too—of the era’s stars of musical theatre and revues.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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That includes team executives Elton Brand and former Saint Joseph’s star and NBA veteran Jameer Nelson.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The Trojans won the doubles point only to lose all five of their singles matches to finish 5-1.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Below, the lower deck is home to two doubles and two twins.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Hollywood’s latest leading man Jonathan Bailey has booked a new film.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Max Clayton also makes a strong impression as Danny Bailey, a swaggering leading man modeled after Carousel’s Billy Bigelow and portrayed on the series by Aaron Tveit.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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