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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
Mike Kaye
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
In contrast with other Rhode Island beaches, Narragansett Town Beach charges both a parking fee and a walk-on fee.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Co-founded by childhood friends Mick Assaf—a former Notre Dame football walk-on—and Bailey O’Sullivan, an Auburn graduate and Tigers superfan, the five-year-old platform is the cornerstone of their joint venture Yoke.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Graves originally joined the team as a walk-on ahead of the 2022-23 season.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The former walk-on spent the bulk of his college career as a depth arm.
—Mike Kaye
march 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
In contrast with other Rhode Island beaches, Narragansett Town Beach charges both a parking fee and a walk-on fee.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
Co-founded by childhood friends Mick Assaf—a former Notre Dame football walk-on—and Bailey O’Sullivan, an Auburn graduate and Tigers superfan, the five-year-old platform is the cornerstone of their joint venture Yoke.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Graves originally joined the team as a walk-on ahead of the 2022-23 season.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 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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The Clueless actor remembered trying out to play Turk on the medical sitcom at a town hall event on Tuesday for SiriusXM’s Faction Talk alongside his costar Zach Braff and Lawrence.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Seth Rogen, the cocreator and star of The Studio, accepted the award on his costar’s behalf, sharing some warm memories of working with her.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 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
Noun
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The church served as the production's first on-location set, hosting the wedding scene of Maria and Georg on April 23, 1964, with 600 locals filling the pews as extras.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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In addition to storing a two-sided flip bit in the driver itself, the Stakeout Drive holds an extra in a storage slot on the handle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Duff played with her own public perception in the role of Olivia Burke, a famous actress who quickly takes a shine to Penn Badgley's Dan Humphrey.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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The fashion designer, model, actress and New York Times best-selling author Fox recently signed with UTA.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The comedian and NewsRadio star has not spoken much about the incident, which was captured on video originally published by TMZ.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In Taiwan, one county issued large baby subsidies, and saw its birthrate double to the nation’s highest.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Plum got help from Kiki Iriafen who nearly had a double double of 13 points and eight rebounds in the first half.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aramayo beat out Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke to take home the leading man statue for his performance.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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For Viola Davis, Robert Duvall was a leading man in every sense of the word.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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