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Noun
There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 In both cases, Roddick lost to Roger Federer, who ironically was in Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch Tiafoe defeat No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3, 4-1 by walkover. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 Chasing more history Djokovic enters the final as the fresher of the two players, having spent less time on court than Alcaraz and receiving a walkover in the quarterfinals after the withdrawal of ninth seed Alex de Minaur. Sam Joseph, CNN, 14 July 2024 Novak Djokovic earned a walkover in the other men’s quarterfinal Wednesday when Alex de Minaur of Australia withdrew with a hip injury. Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for walkover 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
  • In areas affected by heavy rain, landslides and rockslides are possible.
    Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • As widespread flooding swamped Kentucky, Kentucky Route 160 in Knott County was closed due to a landslide, while some homes in Perry County were evacuated, and waters in Hardin County reached historic levels, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday afternoon.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Tennessee can pull off a sweep of Kentucky with a win on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena after the Volunteers trimmed the Wildcats 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, Tenn.
    Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Only two other artists have scored such fivefold sweeps: Luke Combs (three times) and Kane Brown (once).
    Jim Asker, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • California could be ultimately switched out with Dougherty Valley as the Wildcats have two blowout wins over their San Ramon rivals.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Maybe the Huskies rediscovered the championship pedigree with a blowout win at South Carolina.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Broadus acknowledged feeling a bit nervous about how the players approached Saturday’s game against a Coppin State opponent that had only one victory in the conference but was redeemed by Morgan State’s 80-64 romp.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Lynn fired back at a wild remark made by ESPN NFL analyst Dominique Foxworth earlier in the season following Hurts’ four total touchdowns in a 55-23 romp over the Washington Commanders.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Austin Cindric Cindric has not built on his surprising 2022 victory, prevailing only in the 2024 Illinois 300 to snap an 85-race winless streak.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The victory also gave the team some momentum after a preseason during which its standing as a top-tier program had been questioned.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Hieronimus said the conquests driving the group’s next chapter will be fueled by L’Oréal’s own science.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The path toward world conquest begins with unlocking the Political Theory Civic and then joining one of the three available Ideologies — Democracy, Fascism, or Communism.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
    Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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