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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
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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 director Steve Pink’s sci-fi romp Hot Tub Time Machine, Stan played the typical ’80s bully Blaine, who terrorizes a group of friends (John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke) who travel back in time to their teen years at a 1986 ski resort.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The 10-episode romp, debuting on the streamer on April 16, stars and is produced by Oyelowo.
    Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Russia’s own unilateral three-day ceasefire, declared for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany expires Saturday, and Ukraine says Russian forces have repeatedly violated it.
    SAMYA KULLAB, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Providence’s victory evened the best-of-five AHL conference semifinal series at 2-2.
    Richard Walker, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • The stone is carved in the style of Teotihuacan, but it’s also covered with Maya hieroglyphs, which tell the tale of the conquest.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The items date from the first century B.C., about the time of the Roman conquest under Emperor Claudius, Duncan Garrow, professor of archaeology at the University of Reading, said in a description of the find on the Durham University website.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Apr. 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 15 May. 2025.

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