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Recent Examples of gimme
Bhatia’s chip set up a gimme to force a playoff and complete a 5-under 31 over the final nine holes.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s trip to Clune Arena to face arguably the worst team in Mountain West history was the last true gimme on the schedule.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
An unbeaten season is always a gimme.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Aug. 2025
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s trip to Clune Arena to face arguably the worst team in Mountain West history was the last true gimme on the schedule.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
An unbeaten season is always a gimme.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
If anything, the approval process for the Swerdlow project suggests the Transit Station Neighborhood Developments may be painstaking and anything but a gimme for other developers who may seek to build under it.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimme
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Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
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The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
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Sunday’s 9-4 finale win was more tug-of-war than Saturday’s 9-1 laugher, though.
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Game 4 was a laugher from the tip, with the Knicks using the 3-point arc as a starting point for their personal pop-a-shot game.
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In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.
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As labor complications ensue, a blizzard rages outside trapping the family in their home – sitting ducks for whatever sinister presence might be in there with them.
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimme. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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