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verb

Definition of walksnext
present tense third-person singular of walk
1
as in treads
to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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2
as in strikes
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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walks

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noun

plural of walk
1
as in strolls
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night

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2
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life

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3
as in promenades
a public place for strolling San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks
  1. areas
  2. departments
  3. walkways
  4. wanders
  5. realms
  6. domains
  7. specialties
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Zalando is set to purchase its German rival About You, with plans to grab more European market share and collaborate in areas such as business-to-business, logistics and payments.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Companies, recognizing the economic pressures on their workforce, may establish satellite offices in areas outside Manhattan to reduce the financial strain on their employees.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of areas
Noun
  • The Committee of Foreign Investment in the United States, which is made up of agencies including the departments of Treasury and Justice, expressed reservations about the deal to the companies in a letter last month.
    Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One effective way to foster cross-functional collaboration is by creating a peer group across departments.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of departments
Noun
  • Mass them along walkways and outside windows where their color will brighten the winter landscape.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Venetian authorities took pains to keep their city walkable, widening streets when necessary and keeping walkways, including canal banks, free of obstacles.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of walkways
Verb
  • As one of the few original Squid Game cast members returning for the second season, Wi Ha-joon will continue his quest as the police officer Hwang Jun-ho, who is desperate to find his missing brother and ultimately wanders into the sadistic games.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Back in the woods, a band of militiamen wanders up to Jamie, beating the living daylights out of Lord John, and intervenes.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of wanders
Noun
  • And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of realms
Noun
  • The goal of use case-specific testing is to validate prompts for the organization’s particular domains.
    Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • However, they are trained on diverse datasets, which can result in a lack of customization for specific enterprise needs, like domains.
    Abhi Maheshwari, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of domains
Noun
  • Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Finding other disease-causing somatic mutations in rheumatology and related specialties will take skill, cunning, and a willingness to test cells and organs throughout the body.
    Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of specialties
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