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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
Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In the work of Jewish artists such as Woody Allen and Philip Roth, she was reduced to a punch line—and, worse, demoted to a walk-on.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Losers, despite Wilken’s ruling, figure to be at least some of the walk-ons and partial scholarship athletes whose spots are gone.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
On Friday, its second-to-last day of operation, there was a long line outside the ride, which is usually an easy walk-on, one park-goer shared on Reddit.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
In all likelihood, for most Power 4 programs, there will still be walk-on players filling spots on the team.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In the work of Jewish artists such as Woody Allen and Philip Roth, she was reduced to a punch line—and, worse, demoted to a walk-on.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Losers, despite Wilken’s ruling, figure to be at least some of the walk-ons and partial scholarship athletes whose spots are gone.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
On Friday, its second-to-last day of operation, there was a long line outside the ride, which is usually an easy walk-on, one park-goer shared on Reddit.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 7 June 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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Sources told the Hollywood Reporter that Anderson and her costar ultimately took home equal pay for the series.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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The two would later appear as costars in Citizen Ruth (1996), Daddy and Them (2001), Inland Empire (2006) and on HBO's Enlightened.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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In addition, boys incur variable extras, e.g. charges for music lessons, optional insurances, boat club membership and school trips.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The eastbound extras will serve Millennium and Van Buren St., run non-stop to Hegewisch and make all local stops terminating at Carroll Ave.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The Australian actress has been nominated for eight Academy Awards and won twice (for Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine), and has also been nominated for two Emmys (Mrs. America) and has won four Golden Globes from 13 nominations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Studio reps launched an official investigation, speaking to the actress in question and others involved in Cobra Kai’s Season 6 production.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 June 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
17 June 2025
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The atmosphere spoke volumes, about the growing appetite for the game, the hunger of emerging stars, and the potential for the BAL to not only grow within the continent but also to become a destination of choice for talent around the world.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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