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Recent Examples of walkover
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Sabalenka advanced to the semis via walkover when former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew with an injury.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The tournament announced Wednesday that Draper dropped out of the tournament with an injury and Zizou Bergs will be advancing to the third round by walkover.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
While every Florida fan remembers the trauma of losing to then-FCS Georgia Southern in 2013, this should be a walkover.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
This World Series won’t be a walkover.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Sabalenka advanced to the semis via walkover when former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew with an injury.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The tournament announced Wednesday that Draper dropped out of the tournament with an injury and Zizou Bergs will be advancing to the third round by walkover.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
While every Florida fan remembers the trauma of losing to then-FCS Georgia Southern in 2013, this should be a walkover.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
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
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The film has been widely hailed for the intoxicating sweep of its generational saga — but just as vital to its success in Japan was the faithful, resplendent recreation of kabuki theater’s unique aesthetics.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mäkelä also leads an eight-city European tour in January 2027, his first international sweep with the orchestra.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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This is a fun romp through the animal kingdom through Mabel's eyes.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hugo has a big heart, loves long walks or a romp around the yard and sits like a perfect gentleman for yummy treats.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
28 Feb. 2026
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The victory earned back-to-back state titles for Decatur.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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From thunderous victory to shattering downfall, this play delivers sweeping action sequences, political intrigue, and a theatrical experience that hits with the force of a battle drum.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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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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This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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