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walk on
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to take unfair advantage of
He dislikes people who are willing to walk on others to get ahead.
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Recent Examples of walk-on
Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The agreement covers actors, walk-on and supporting artists, dancers, stunt performers, puppeteers and singers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Steven joined his father’s team as a walk-on in 2019 and shared during media day that playing for his dad was always a dream of his.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bruins enjoyed that sort of bonanza in their NCAA tournament opener Thursday night, withstanding an injury scare to Aday Mara to win so comfortably that walk-on Jack Seidler was able to dribble out the final seconds to cheers inside Rupp Arena.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Arriving as a walk-on, Hovde earned a scholarship after his first year and played in 99 games during his career, including 10 starts.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The agreement covers actors, walk-on and supporting artists, dancers, stunt performers, puppeteers and singers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Steven joined his father’s team as a walk-on in 2019 and shared during media day that playing for his dad was always a dream of his.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bruins enjoyed that sort of bonanza in their NCAA tournament opener Thursday night, withstanding an injury scare to Aday Mara to win so comfortably that walk-on Jack Seidler was able to dribble out the final seconds to cheers inside Rupp Arena.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
Noun
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
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Sony rolled a new trailer of the sequel at CinemaCon, the movie theater trade show that’s currently unfolding at Caesars Palace. Macchio, whose performance in the original film continues to inspire and prove relevant, introduced a few scenes with his next-gen costar Wang.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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On Instagram on Monday, Daniels' former costars and Pod Meets World rewatch podcast hosts Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong wished him a happy birthday.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dozens of extras, dressed in purple and white, were seen participating in a scenes across several campus locations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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An employee at the medical center, Rachel, who requested to be identified by only her first name for fear of retaliation, juggled three signs and a purple cowbell at the rally, handing out extras to people who walked by.—
Angela Palermo and,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Mar. 2025
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The film is drawing headlines for all the wrong reasons, from lukewarm ticket sales to controversial comments made by lead actress Rachel Zegler.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This expensive, insider reputation is undoubtedly part of the allure for superficial LA actress Jaclyn.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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Series stars Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Jack Wagner, Chris McNally, Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith are all set to return.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Motocross star Haiden Deegan was arrested for street racing and stunt driving in Florida.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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