locked out

past tense of lock out
as in walked

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Verb
  • The appearance comes nearly a week after Sunday walked a Paris Fashion Week runway, this time wearing Dior.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • The manager slowly walked out to remove Yesavage with his no-hitter intact — the longest ever by a Blue Jays starter in the playoffs.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Locked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locked%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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