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Noun
Black analysts and fans, and Louis himself, expected the fight to be a walkover, a mere speed bump on the way to the heavyweight championship. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 Since 2000, there have only been five walkovers at the quarterfinal stage in the men’s or women’s draws of any of the majors. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026 Tabilo received a walkover from Valentin Vacherot in the previous round, while Kouame won in five sets, from 5-3 down in the fifth. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for walkover
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Noun
  • Researchers believe volcanic activity triggered an underwater landslide and caused a large chunk of Anak Krakatau’s southwest slope to collapse and displace a large volume of water.
    Tatan Syuflana, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • All that changed on August 26, when the port was engulfed by an enormous wave of water – as the first point of impact from a landslide and explosive flooding that then ripped into Nepal.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Hurricanes went on to a 4-1 win, and completed the series sweep in Game 4.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The club will look for a road sweep on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • An encouraging first half quickly turned to a second-half blowout against Notre Dame.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Clark rebounded with nine points and seven assists in a blowout win against Czechia to close the group stage.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Kennesaw State, your reigning Conference USA champ, kicked off its football season with a 47-0 romp over West Georgia.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • No smooth state-of-the-art romp, their vision deploys basic power tools, life-or-death desperation and unstoppable adrenaline.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Shortly after Seattle's Super Bowl victory the team was formally put up for sale by Jody Allen, whose late brother, Paul, purchased the Seahawks in 1997 for $194 million.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • College football’s perpetual punching bag for offensive woes overwhelmed Northern Illinois in every facet of a 40-0 victory, and that included a modest passing day from co-starters Hank Brown and Jeremy Hecklinski.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • At the center of this operation was the Bayeux Tapestry, an ancient wall hanging that narrates, over the course of two hundred and twenty feet, the Norman conquest of England, in 1066.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The two leaders and their spouses will join King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a private viewing of the 230-foot (70-meter) tapestry, a 1,000-year-old symbol of Anglo-French relations that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
    Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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