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cakewalk

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cake·​walk | \ ˈkāk-ˌwÈŻk How to pronounce cakewalk (audio) \

Definition of cakewalk

1a : a one-sided contest : an easy victory In states and localities across America, good times are making for reelection cakewalks.— Douglas Foster
b : an easy task 
 it's no cakewalk to raise a family on two part-time salaries, even for a little while.— Belinda Luscombe
2 : an African American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking
3 : a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt
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cakewalk intransitive verb
cakewalker noun

Examples of cakewalk in a Sentence

She expected the election to be a cakewalk. Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk.

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 By no means is this going to be a cakewalk for Joe Biden. — Ken Thomas, WSJ, "Joe Biden May See Sharp Knives on Crowded Debate Stage," 24 June 2019 Meanwhile, the Rapids won’t be a cakewalk for Minnesota. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Minnesota United’s new goal: hosting an MLS Cup playoff game," 13 Aug. 2019 It was supposed to be a cakewalk for Robeisy Ramirez — an easy professional debut for the two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist from Cuba. — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, "Denver’s Adan Gonzales shocks the world, beats two-time Olympic boxing champion Robeisy Ramirez," 12 Aug. 2019 Filing is a cakewalk — presidential hopefuls need to fill out a statement of candidacy with the FEC, which is free to do. — Los Angeles Times, "More than 700 people have filed to run for president. Why?," 19 July 2019 The northern half will be wide open – or a Penn cakewalk. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Carmel going south in football and other major takeaways from new IHSAA alignment," 24 June 2019 No cakewalk Hollow Knight’s most difficult areas take those teaching methods to the logical extreme. — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, "Hollow Knight beats Metroid, Dark Souls at their own brutal game," 28 July 2018 That data won’t necessarily be a cakewalk to gather. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "Gorillas that are great with kids are also luckier in love," 18 Oct. 2018 The experience made their first daughter’s birth, in retrospect, seem like a cakewalk. — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, "The Parent Trip: Jennifer and Mike Ellis of Flourtown," 6 June 2018

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First Known Use of cakewalk

1873, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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cakewalk

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English Language Learners Definition of cakewalk

: an easy contest to win
: an easy task

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