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Noun
Egypt, which was part of European qualifying, objected to being asked to play during Ramadan, giving Romania a walkover. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 This World Series won’t be a walkover. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 Sabalenka advanced to the semis via walkover when former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew with an injury. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The tournament announced Wednesday that Draper dropped out of the tournament with an injury and Zizou Bergs will be advancing to the third round by walkover. Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walkover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkover
Noun
  • What to do in an earthquake Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    Mark Price April 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sound design—the particular timbre of a bass drum or a synth sweep—often defines the identity of a track.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • With Wednesday’s victory, the Celtics also clinched the four-game sweep of their regular-season series against the Heat.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier Sunday, Redick defended his decision to keep Reaves and Doncic in the game for the second half of Thursday’s blowout loss to the Thunder.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Both were injured in a blowout loss at Oklahoma City on Thursday.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Holloway’s second man-advantage marker in Friday’s romp cushioned the Blues’ lead to 6-2 just 82 seconds into the third period.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Anyone else fall asleep about an inning into last night’s romp over Arizona, then speed-run a replay this morning?
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Norco tied the score on an error with two outs the bottom of the inning and then Kendra Nelson then singled home the winning run from second to give the Cougars the walk-off victory.
    Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There’s not much clarity yet, despite the Hornets taking care of business against the Indiana Pacers in a 129-108 victory at Spectrum Center on Friday in the penultimate home game of the regular season.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For Israel, which had to vacate its Sinai conquest in 1956, there are parallels, too.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Its latest chart conquest comes after the group — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — completed mandatory military service.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025

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“Walkover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkover. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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