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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
Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Rodriguez arrived in Morgantown in 1981 as a walk-on and became a three-year letterman.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Shortly after that walk-on tryout, Lee enlisted the help of Bryant Thompson, a high-school coach in Tuscaloosa.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Hamlin was one of the walk-ons that joined the program last January when TCU was ravaged by injuries and she’s remained on the roster as a fan favorite.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Rodriguez arrived in Morgantown in 1981 as a walk-on and became a three-year letterman.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Shortly after that walk-on tryout, Lee enlisted the help of Bryant Thompson, a high-school coach in Tuscaloosa.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 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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The Stranger Things star dropped a Millie Bobby bombshell about her actual middle name during an interview with Buzzfeed UK alongside her Electric State costar Chris Pratt.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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From one actress who met her husband through her Hamilton costar to another actor who has been married to his wife for over 25 years, here's everything to know about the real-life loves of the Doctor Odyssey cast.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The extras An all-new 24-inch, 4K entertainment screen is front and center at every seat.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many crystal decanter sets come with extras like glass coasters, personalized engraving, stainless steel chilling spheres or recipe books.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Gold and Diamond Evening Purse: Estimated Value $100,000 to $200,000 Taylor was seen with her gold and diamond evening purse in December 1964, when the actress and her then-husband, Richard Burton, attended the Lido premiere, which was a burlesque show, in Paris, per Julien’s.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of those people is Emmy-winning actress, activist and producer Kerry Washington.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The stars came out to shine for the Trojans as Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins each scored 22 points in the victory.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The young star played Sarah Roberts on One Life to Live from 1994 to 1997, and then went on to play Lizzie Spaulding on Guiding Light from 1997 to 2000.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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