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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
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Colton Boomer Vitals: 5-10, 175 pounds Resume: Boomer joined the program as a walk-on after starting at Lake Mary High School.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
In the final minute, UCLA walk-on guard Jack Seidler made a spinning layup for his first career basket, prompting his teammates to mob him in celebration after the final buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s no way to dismiss — or forget — the week that led to walk-on quarterback Jackson Stratton making his first career start.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Turner ascended to the NFL after beginning his college career as a walk-on at Richmond and finishing it as a graduate transfer at Wake Forest.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Colton Boomer Vitals: 5-10, 175 pounds Resume: Boomer joined the program as a walk-on after starting at Lake Mary High School.
—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
In the final minute, UCLA walk-on guard Jack Seidler made a spinning layup for his first career basket, prompting his teammates to mob him in celebration after the final buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
But there’s no way to dismiss — or forget — the week that led to walk-on quarterback Jackson Stratton making his first career start.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk-on
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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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From 2012 to 2018, Washington and her costar Tony Goldwyn portrayed political fixer Pope and President Fitzgerald Grant II respectively.Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cox executive produces the series with Brent Miller, costar Wallace and co-showrunners Simran Baidwan and Dan Ewen, who first brought the idea to the actress seven years ago.Ashley Boucher, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Executive producer Robert Lorenz recalls the challenge of creating packed crowds on the modest budget, with the team using lighting tricks and even inflatable movie extras.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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The airline offers the opportunity to upgrade to premium cabin service and other extras for an additional cost.Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
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Her role in Baywatch was just one chapter in her life, with the actress later releasing a Netflix documentary and autobiography, Love, Pamela, in 2023, which touched on more aspects of her career in Hollywood as well as her personal life.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Kids actress also appears in Magic Farm, the sophomore feature of El Planeta filmmaker and performance artist Amalia Ullman.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Wolfgang Becker, the German filmmaker whose reunification comedy Good Bye, Lenin! was a worldwide hit and made a star out of the then-unknown young actor Daniel Brühl, has died.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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This has prompted criticism from some quarters that her race has partly contributed to her commercial success, given other Black stars have not received deals on the same level.Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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