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
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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
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Brown and former walk-on Mikey Welsh both had 44-yard receptions in the game.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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
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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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Also in the Big Apple, Sarah Jessica Parker has a mini-reunion with former costar Cynthia Nixon, while Selena Gomez is striking in red.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Blunt had nothing but kind words to say for her Jungle Cruise costar as well.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
9 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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Subscribe to the Eat Drink Freep newsletter for extras and insider scoops on Detroit-area dining.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Go online to see what is included in the ticket price and what is considered extras.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Japanese actress Megumi Odaka, who’s appeared in six Godzilla films, crafted a deeply personal foreword.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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On September 8, the actress declared the start of jacket season while walking the streets of the Big Apple in a white button-up shirt, shiny black pants, and an oversized brown trench coat.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the end of their week, campers get a chance to perform their band’s songs live with the stars.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In general, teams that acquire a star player do better in the short term than the team getting multiple role players and draft picks in exchange for one top-level asset.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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