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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
  • What goes up … But by the midterm year of 1966, much of the energy from LBJ's landslide election in 1964 had been expended — and much more had been siphoned off by his escalation of the war in Vietnam.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, the line was closed for a month for repairs designed to protect it against landslides.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Of those, 21 finished the sweep in Game 4, and the remaining four won the series in Game 5.
    — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In a sweep of BLM data last week, the Center For Western Priorities identified 17 data center projects across six Western states, a figure that doesn’t count applications for supporting infrastructure.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The blowout news from SpaceX’s Q3 earnings wasn’t the rocket and AI giant’s outstanding performance that far exceeded even the analysts’ elevated expectations, but Elon Musk’s revelation that SpaceX and Tesla are weighing a merger.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Then came Tuesday's blowout SpaceX earnings, and growth roared back.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Treat them to this silly little romp, which sees all-time queen Oscar Wilde and his lover taking in a secret performance of the writer’s Salome at a friend’s brothel.
    — Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Selman has been able to add a layer of camp on top that gives its boudoir romp ethos a layer of knowingness.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That the first foreign policy message after the victory went to Moscow, and through a Russian state outlet, says a good deal about where the new government’s instincts lie.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Observers say a victory for Yotova would keep the presidency in the hands of the ruling majority.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Reckoning with the bloody history of global conquest has become a task for all museums whose collections are legacies of colonial control.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • As ruler of the Olympian gods, Zeus occupied a central position in Greek mythology; following Rome’s conquest of Greece, he became associated with the Roman god Jupiter while continuing to be depicted according to classical sculptural conventions.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2026.

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