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Noun
For amenities like restrooms, a handicap accessible walkover, ample parking, and a lifeguard on duty, consider the Santa Clara Regional beach access. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025 The Texans had a walkover win over a flawed Chargers team that wasn’t ready to play playoff football. Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025 Subsequent slides featured the actor working out, goofing off a bit on set, doing an impressive front walkover — and a hilarious image of Grande's dress getting caught in the groin of his pants! Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 The old Dragon Quest games weren’t exactly a walkover and were often quite technical, even with their limited options available. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for walkover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
  • Hellebuyck made two giveaways behind his net in the first period of Game 6 — long before the Blues scored the four goals in five minutes and 23 seconds that turned Friday’s close game into a landslide St. Louis win.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • DeSantis’ policies in Florida—including his unprecedented effort to save the Everglades—were well received and led to his landslide re-election in 2022, besting Democrat Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percent.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Coming off a surprising three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, the Angels (21-25) have won four in a row to start a seven-game trip.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Regularly sweep, mop properly with clean water and mop heads, and use a squeegee after showers to reduce buildup and maintain a sparkling finish.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Combine your new color and a fresh blowout, and your hairstyle will look better than ever.
    Lisa DeSantis, Glamour, 22 May 2025
  • The removable cover is waterproof and machine-washable—a big plus for any late-night diaper blowouts.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • In the Northeastern Conference, Jason Rothwell (six goals) eclipsed 100 career goals, while Chase Russo added five goals and two assists as Swampscott pulled away for a 21-4 romp of Salem.
    Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
  • The superheroic romp starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus topped this weekend's box office with a $33 million take, making for a $128.4 million domestic gross after two weeks in theaters.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The TikTok boost is an unexpected victory lap for Francis and her legendary career.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Budget cuts The House voted early this morning to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, a major victory for the president and Speaker Mike Johnson after GOP leaders won over key holdouts.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The easy takeover of the city cheered Continental troops into thinking that Quebec City, the last bastion of British control in the province, was but the final victory in an inevitable chain of conquests.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
  • Confident of easy conquest, they were instead met by poor, brown, Indigenous Mexican fighters who refused to kneel.
    Hashim Coates, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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