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Noun
Twenty-three of the 28 women’s matches since the third round lasted only two sets, and 19 of 28 on the men’s side were decided via straight sets or an injury walkover. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Egypt, which was part of European qualifying, objected to being asked to play during Ramadan, giving Romania a walkover. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for walkover
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Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
  • Glan Mayor Victor James Yap said power has not been restored to his province and 10 of 31 villages in his town of more than 100,000 people remained inaccessible mostly due to landslides.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice for Vegas, finding the net for the first time since Game 1 of the Western Conference Final sweep of Presidents’ Trophy winner Colorado.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Twenty-nine of its 32 victories this season are sweeps.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Her beauty team completed the look with hot pink lipstick, matching nails, and a bouncy blowout that resulted in a cascade of blonde waves.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 June 2026
  • The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The Huskies' last outing was an 83-59 romp of East Texas A&M, with Solomon Ball leading the team in scoring with 14 points, including going 2-for-5 from the 3-point line.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Whether your choice of festive romance is a spicy romp in the holly and the ivy, or mistletoe kisses in a winter wonderland, there is something to suit every taste, and threaded through them all like a string of fairy lights there is love.
    Jenny Bayliss, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Atlanta Falcons erased a two-touchdown deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining, stunning the Bucs with Zane Gonzalez’s walk-off 43-yard field goal for a 29-28 victory at Raymond James Stadium.
    Alex Valdes, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Moore was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach during Michigan’s victory over the Washington Huskies in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2024.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In the first 30 days of this assault, Israel killed at least 4,100 children—roughly eight times as many children as Russia killed in 21 months during its war of conquest in Ukraine.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • This provided the key insight on how vaccines work, which in turn led to the twentieth-century conquest of the most common infectious diseases.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • And the 1993 Oscar for the very specific category of best five seconds of walking in the background of a scene goes to DiCaprio in a runaway (or walkaway).
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 13 July 2025

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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