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cakewalk

[keyk-wawk] / ˈkeɪkˌwɔk /
NOUN
easy activity
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Nonetheless, the U.S. insisted leading up to Thursday that the rematch wouldn’t be a cakewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Ireland were hanging on by their fingernails, before a second-half rally threatened to turn a cakewalk into a contest.

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

What’s more, Drake Maye has fumbled a combined six times in the last two games, so this won’t be a cakewalk for the Patriots.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2026

In the last 18 minutes, the visitors scored three unanswered tries - all converted - to turn a cakewalk into a struggle for the Scots, whose edge blunted incredibly in the second half.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2025

I mean, no part of Southeast is a cakewalk, but Ed Borough...you don’t want to be caught there late at night.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson




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