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Recent Examples of walkaway
This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
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
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway
Noun
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Lindo, in a career-achievement trophy by way of Sinners sweep; Skarsgård in a career-achievement trophy by way of category fraud.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Before settling in for the season, give the floor a good sweep and wash.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The powerwall already had a battery management system to monitor the voltages — the same kind of BMS found in commercial battery packs, keeping watch over cell-level voltage to prevent overvoltage conditions that can lead to thermal runaway.—
Ryan Brennan
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hell moved to New York City in the late sixties, a seventeen-year-old runaway from Kentucky, and began a career as a poet.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party are poised to secure the biggest landslide in Nepal’s modern electoral history following Thursday’s election.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All of UConn’s stars were spectacular in the blowout victory.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the Red Storm won their final three games after that blowout defeat, while UConn went just 1-1 and looked vulnerable in both.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And, while Charli xcx, Raye and Harry Styles have similarly dominated Britain’s leading awards ceremony in recent years, Dean’s success was all the more meaningful because this was no walkover.—
Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Two-time Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejčíková withdrew after winning her opening match, giving Amanda Anisimova a walkover, as did Krejčíková’s compatriot Sára Bejlek and Australia’s Daria Kasatkina.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By the time the 2010’s rolled around, audiences were primed for a foreign-film conquest.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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There is no longer channeling but crossing, no longer constraint but conquest; the human flow can beat to its own rhythm, supported by spatial structure yet independent of the formal organization of its support.—
Elinore Weil,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2026
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Many slaves, Murray noted, internalized this ideal of American freedom despite their own subjugation.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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After weeks of subjugation at Linda's hands, Bradley discovers that his fiancée and her boat guide had come to the island to rescue them—but Linda killed the pair to avoid returning to the real world.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The photos benefit from the full sensor's detail and the additional light capture from the binned effect.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Unlike that unfortunate royal, however, the hoard of coins successfully escaped capture; Anastasia, in reality, did not.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Walkaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaway. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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