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Recent Examples of walkover
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
From speaking to trainers and owners on the walkover to the paddock to interviewing the winning jockey on horseback, Brothers has been front and center for some of the most emotional moments of NBC’s horse racing coverage.
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Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
So officials moved forward with plans to construct a pedestrian walkover.
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Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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.
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Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Tabilo received a walkover from Valentin Vacherot in the previous round, while Kouame won in five sets, from 5-3 down in the fifth.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
30 May 2026
From speaking to trainers and owners on the walkover to the paddock to interviewing the winning jockey on horseback, Brothers has been front and center for some of the most emotional moments of NBC’s horse racing coverage.
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Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
So officials moved forward with plans to construct a pedestrian walkover.
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Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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.
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Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Its deformed and empty boxes appeared to have been crushed under a landslide of green checks.
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All rights reserved Nearly eight weeks ago, the Philadelphia 76ers ended their season with an embarrassing 30-point home loss to the New York Knicks, completing a second round playoff series sweep.
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The Athletics beat the Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night, giving the West Sacramento team its only win of the series with the Dodgers, winners of the past two World Series, failing to secure a three-game sweep.
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As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
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That 22-1 blowout came one day after a 13-2 defeat to the Rays, and that aggregate 35-3 score looks bad, regardless of the sport.
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Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness.
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For a more light-hearted romp with Dirty Dancing vibes and adorable dogs, check out this next book in the bestselling Darling Springs series by Lauren Blakely.
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The Belgians trailed Senegal 2-0 late in their Round of 32 game on Wednesday but rallied to victory with three goals after the 86-minute mark, including a penalty kick in the 120th minute.
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Homer Bailey pitched his second no-hitter in 10 months and the first in the majors this season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants.
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One showed Thomas on a mountaintop, swinging shirtless from a summit cross at the moment of conquest.
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But a sprawling 1,000-year-old site unearthed in Denmark shifts the focus from raids and conquests to a far tamer pursuit — the textile production that likely made those expeditions possible.
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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.
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The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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