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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
Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Fascinating tale of a UConn men’s basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
Dom Amore's Sunday Read: Fascinating tale of a UConn men's basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
There’s a new medical group forming in CT.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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After injuries to McNamara, Brendan Sullivan and Marco Lainez III, the Hawkeyes started walk-on Jackson Stratton and threw the ball a total of 29 times in their final two regular-season games, winning them both.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Horned Frogs held open tryouts and added the four walk-ons to a roster that was missing its three best players Sedona Prince, Madison Conner and Jaden Owens.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
Caden Davis, a former walk-on, has been dismissed from the team, Ohio State Sports Information Director Jerry Emig confirmed to The Lantern.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Fascinating tale of a UConn men’s basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
Dom Amore's Sunday Read: Fascinating tale of a UConn men's basketball walk-on; the selfless Caroline Ducharme and more
There’s a new medical group forming in CT.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 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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Netflix has officially announced that Whitford will join his former West Wing costar Janney in the third season of The Diplomat.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The shoot itself is meticulously reconstructed—featuring a remarkable turn by Matt Dillon as Schneider’s significantly more famous costar and scene partner, Marlon Brando—in order to contextualize the private and public fallout from Schneider’s equally iconic and traumatizing breakout performance.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The final three spots from there would likely be a pair of defensemen (one to round out the lineup, one as an extra) and one forward (a second extra to go with the 13 Florida already has).—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, the question becomes what would have happened if Warners spent more, say $5M extra on marketing?—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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During Monday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the One Day at a Time actress was asked to reflect on several snapshots taken throughout her life.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Celebrity makeup artist Mary Phillips gave the Unstoppable actress a super glam look featuring dramatic eyeliner, long, voluminous lashes and a subtle pink lip.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The reality star from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills just shared her favorite winter fashion finds during an Amazon Live.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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If not, the San Francisco Giants are another top suitor who could swoop in and steal the star from New York.—
Zach Pressnell,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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