as in breeze
something easily done or dealt with
no one was pretending that winning the election would be a cakewalk
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Recent Examples of cakewalk
Directional shapes float and carve well, but riding switch isn’t a cakewalk.
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
The joy in the thing seemed to be in what Republicans assumed was a cakewalk to victory.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
And buying a car is no cakewalk either: Credit is increasingly harder to come by and rejection rates are spiking.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 22 July 2024
Work isn’t always a cakewalk; many managers want to hire someone who doesn’t shrivel up at the first sign of a difficult conversation.
—Judith Ohikuare, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
The joy in the thing seemed to be in what Republicans assumed was a cakewalk to victory.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
And buying a car is no cakewalk either: Credit is increasingly harder to come by and rejection rates are spiking.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 22 July 2024
Work isn’t always a cakewalk; many managers want to hire someone who doesn’t shrivel up at the first sign of a difficult conversation.
—Judith Ohikuare, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakewalk
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Balcony doors are flung open to the salty Mediterranean breeze.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Though assembly isn’t exactly a breeze, the tree looks great in a room full of houseplants, and the individual branches can be popped in or out depending on your or your cats’ preferences—there are enough to cover the whole tree, or just partially, as my cats Circe and Scylla prefer.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Plus, no two flights are the same, with sightings, routes, and picnic spots constantly changing.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pack a picnic and some drinks and spend three or four hours touring the city from the deck, looking for bands floating down the river and playing on rafts.Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Add the honey to granola for a tantalizing edge, and use the syrup to brush atop cakes or amp up a cocktail.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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This week, Gardner prepared her famous spaghetti alongside some salad and cake for her friends.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Cakewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakewalk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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