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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
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as in strike
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
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Recent Examples of walk out
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The first officer on scene found Steven Jones outside of a home and was able to keep his distance from him despite him walking out onto the street toward the officer, body camera footage shows.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Bondi also criticized Democrats' walkout.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Wife Izzy shared a photo earlier this month of Bo walking out of the hospital with their newborn baby girl, Riley Belle, without a boot, crutches, or scooter.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The first officer on scene found Steven Jones outside of a home and was able to keep his distance from him despite him walking out onto the street toward the officer, body camera footage shows.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Richmond teachers staged a four-day walkout in December.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Bondi also criticized Democrats' walkout.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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Saks Global is one step closer to exiting bankruptcy.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Main Street owned roughly 15 channels, but at one point aired 30 MLB, NHL and NBA teams after exiting bankruptcy.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The return to work in March of about 31,000 striking Kaiser Permanente health care workers accounts for some of the rebound.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Police said Ebert intentionally drove his car, struck the neighbor, and took off.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prisoners have been moved because of staffing, food, and capacity shortages at the facilities where they were being held.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rain will start to clear out Sunday evening as the front moves through and begins to usher in drier, but cooler temperatures for next week.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Even a little boy walked up to her and asked to give her a hug.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nawrocki allowed an unearned run and struck out 12 while walking 2.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lock your home before departing.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Delta Flight 104, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 272 passengers and 14 crew, had just departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday when a mechanical problem struck its left engine, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Could a straighter road make cars go faster?—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The move will allow TSA employees to get their paychecks as early as March 30 instead of waiting for back pay after the shutdown ends.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hope Harvill got the game winner in the 17th minute off an assist by Paola Granados for the Mustangs.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sources said the man was arguing with his killer when the gunman pulled out a weapon and fired two shots.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Green was on the back of the vehicle, pulled out a gun and fired it multiple times toward a group that included several children, police said.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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