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
That being said, a rematch of Duke's December win over Auburn would hardly be a cakewalk for the Blue Devils.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Smaller groups went up for cakewalks.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2025
The 1st Congressional District is the most conservative in the state and expected to be a cakewalk for Republicans.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Williams hit all three of her 3s in the first-round cakewalk past San Diego State, and Johnson had an efficient 22 points in 22 minutes of floor time.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Smaller groups went up for cakewalks.
—Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2025
The 1st Congressional District is the most conservative in the state and expected to be a cakewalk for Republicans.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Williams hit all three of her 3s in the first-round cakewalk past San Diego State, and Johnson had an efficient 22 points in 22 minutes of floor time.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakewalk
Noun
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Hess and Rhoads say the transition from talking about beer to running a brewery has been a breeze.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Wake up to river views and salty breezes at the Yorktown Beach Hotel.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Noun
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There's more to the picnic than just massive amounts of barbecue and family activities.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 July 2025
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Enjoy a picnic, scenic overlooks, running courses, pristine gardens, and wildlife viewing.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Pistachio cream cake, blood orange chocolate pecan tarts, warm apple tart, dark chocolate mouse torte, cheesecake, and strawberry champagne sponge cake offer sweet punctuation to each meal.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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Public funding in general in Europe has been reduced, including for cinema, but also serial formats and other media are taking a piece of that cake.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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“Cakewalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakewalk. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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