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as in treading
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in striking
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance
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Recent Examples of walking
Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
Germantown resident Jan Miller agreed that the village should be a real friendly walking place with shops, restaurants and a great sidewalk in five years.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Cami secured her walking archive with a sturdy brass clasp and slung the bag over her shoulder.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
An adjoining shopping center followed in 2018, with a Publix and shops and restaurants, including Cooper’s Hawk Winery and BurgerFi, all within walking distance of the new townhouses and apartments.
—Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
Germantown resident Jan Miller agreed that the village should be a real friendly walking place with shops, restaurants and a great sidewalk in five years.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
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The 27-year-old right-hander threw 90 pitches, striking out four and walking two.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Cami secured her walking archive with a sturdy brass clasp and slung the bag over her shoulder.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking
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But in the meantime, Williams is treading water — and retreading the same talking points that have defined the last three years of his development.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Israel will be treading over familiar ground in southern Lebanon, enjoys intelligence superiority, operational superiority, and has the backing of partners in Lebanon.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its striking color originated from the steel beams being coated with a red lead primer.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Demidov used that knowledge to his advantage, deceptively selling a shot before passing to Lane Hutson, then stepping around a diving Cozens and accepting a return pass from Hutson in the heart of the slot, where his one-timer tied the game.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Murray continued working on Blackhawks broadcasts, though at a diminished workload, before stepping away entirely this season.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the summer, strolling and biking along the four reservoirs completely reset my nervous system; in the winter, the water becomes a frozen playground where people of all ages build snowmen and figure skate to their heart’s content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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In videos from the summit, the robot can be seen mechanically strolling next to the first lady, even welcoming all in the room in several different languages and waving its hand.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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After six months of backpacking, Martha was feeling very Taoist, very detached, just a big naked eyeball wandering around, absorbing all the astonishing things there were to see at the frayed edges of a defunct feudal empire.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Though the original clip is authentic, showing seven dogs wandering down the side of a highway in northeastern Jilin province, Chinese state media has since debunked the narrative of their escape and journey home.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The size of the protest appeared to measure well into the thousands by about the time people were marching from West Sacramento.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police did use pepper spray on a smaller group of people marching after the official end of the first rally in June and make two arrests.—
Mary Ramsey
March 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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