locking out

verb

present participle of lock out
as in walking

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  1. walking
  2. walking out
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  • Video footage showed crowds of people, mainly Moroccans, walking around the breakwaters at Tarajal beach onto local roads.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Used gently before walking, stretching or massage, tapping can be a useful ritualistic prompt to move—but it shouldn’t be mistaken for a treatment in itself.
    — Chloe Burcham, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of walking
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  • Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Zaayer walked through the front door and shot Shawna in the face before walking out back and shooting David in the chest.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of walking out
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“Locking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locking%20out. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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