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Noun
For amenities like restrooms, a handicap accessible walkover, ample parking, and a lifeguard on duty, consider the Santa Clara Regional beach access. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025 The Texans had a walkover win over a flawed Chargers team that wasn’t ready to play playoff football. Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025 Subsequent slides featured the actor working out, goofing off a bit on set, doing an impressive front walkover — and a hilarious image of Grande's dress getting caught in the groin of his pants! Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 The old Dragon Quest games weren’t exactly a walkover and were often quite technical, even with their limited options available. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for walkover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
  • Unofficial results later Saturday night showed the election was a landslide: 212 voted in favor; 6 opposed.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
  • However, as the Republican leader, party members may be concerned that the negative poll numbers will reflect poorly and result in a Democratic landslide in the 2026 midterms.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • No cellphones are allowed, and the technology sweep of the chapel takes place to ensure there are no recording devices.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • And the Bucks’ exit in a 4-1 gentleman’s sweep by the Indiana Pacers showcased their inability to compete even in a weakened Eastern Conference.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team to reach 27 wins after a blowout win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • He was credited with four tackles and one interception, returning it for 25 yards during the team’s blowout 56-9 victory over Florida A&M. The 6-foot-4 linebacker also saw time in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State last season.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • In the Northeastern Conference, Jason Rothwell (six goals) eclipsed 100 career goals, while Chase Russo added five goals and two assists as Swampscott pulled away for a 21-4 romp of Salem.
    Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
  • The superheroic romp starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus topped this weekend's box office with a $33 million take, making for a $128.4 million domestic gross after two weeks in theaters.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Randle came back in and took over the contest, tallying six assists over the final six-plus minutes of the quarter to help Minnesota gain a 20-point advantage by frame’s end in a a runaway victory to square up the series.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
  • Julie O’Brien, Noelle Finucane and Clara McGrath registered multiple goals for Marshfield in a 15-8 Patriot League victory over Hanover.
    Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The easy takeover of the city cheered Continental troops into thinking that Quebec City, the last bastion of British control in the province, was but the final victory in an inevitable chain of conquests.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
  • Confident of easy conquest, they were instead met by poor, brown, Indigenous Mexican fighters who refused to kneel.
    Hashim Coates, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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