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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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Saoirse Ronan looked back to New York Fashion Week for her look at the BFI Southbank In Conversation event alongside friend and former costar Timothée Chalamet on Wednesday in London.Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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These planners have room for organizing work and to-do lists with enough extras for other planning and notes without feeling overwhelmed.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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It was filmed over four consecutive nights with up to 500 extras who dance in the final number with a photoreal CG monkey.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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In a joint statement shared on Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 21, the actresses — who all starred alongside Lively in the 2005 movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — voiced their support for the Gossip Girl alum, 37, amid her allegations against Baldoni, 40.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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The case supervisors and crime bosses are female, too—played by such veteran character actresses as Lancashire, Tracey Ullman, and a gnomic Kathryn Hunter.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Pereira has become such a massive star in the sport, and adding him against No. 1 contender Magomed Ankalaev would be huge.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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But the true shutdown stars on the back end are a surprising second pair of Jonas Siegenthaler and Johnathan Kovacevic, who are excelling despite shouldering some of the toughest minutes against top offensive competition.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Walk-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk-on. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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