as in landslide
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as in sniff (at)
to show contempt for
a conceited boss who constantly walks over employees
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Recent Examples of walkover
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
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
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Noun
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
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Their exit, along Forest Service roads, was blocked by landslides and dangerous debris piles.—
Peter Slevin,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mark Carney, a former central banker, won his Liberal Party’s election in a landslide Sunday and will replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
10 Mar. 2025
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The cameras conduct 360-degree sweeps about every two minutes, and can see as far as 60 miles on clear days, and up to 120 miles on clear nights, according to the University of California, San Diego which operates California’s ALERTCalifornia public safety program and the cameras.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Point Loma Nazarene University completed a sweep of the PacWest basketball championships Saturday afternoon, with both the men and women winning their conference tournaments in San Rafael after capturing regular-season titles.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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This game was a blowout from start to finish with the Jaguars caught in a crossfire hurricane.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2025
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March may bring more of the same Bitcoin could return to pre-election levels after this week’s selloff, says Wolfe Coinbase just reported a blowout fourth quarter.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Comments On March 14, Netflix released The Electric State, a new sci-fi romp from Joe and Anthony Russo, the Avengers: Endgame directors who will soon return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Boston went on an even more impressive wire-to-wire romp, following up a 64-18 regular season with a cruise through the playoffs and Finals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Knicks to a 133-104 victory over the Kings on Monday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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The victory was never in doubt for the No. 3 Huskies, who led wire-to-wire to secure their fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title and their 12th in a row including seven years in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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In Asia, too, the field was wide open, and the Japanese militarists began their conquest of East Asia.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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This makes direct conquest an irrational, even suicidal strategy rather than a calculated political maneuver.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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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 23 Mar. 2025.
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