Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for power walked
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Most recently, negotiators walked away empty-handed after a long-shot push to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were at the center of the last government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The students braved the zero-degree temperatures and walked about a mile to the closest business district, where a number of morning commuters honked their horns in support.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Alba stepped out in a cozy yet polished outfit formula that makes wearing skirts comfortable during transitional weather.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Stepping away from the ’90s vintage denim trend, several fashion week attendees stepped out in dark indigo denim with visible slubs and veiny surfaces.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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Twin had lifted a leg, pointed a toe, and stepped over him, careful not to step into the puddle of blood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Goodman in 2021 implemented a succession plan, and shortly thereafter stepped away from the daily business of running the gallery, which inaugurated an LA outpost 2023 and moved its New York headquarters to TriBeCa the following year.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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The ribbed side is certainly quilt-like, which is not surprising because each ribbon that runs through the duvet cover is padded ever so slightly.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Denver defense padded their stats against a bunch of second tier teams.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Liverpool sauntered past France’s third-best team, Marseille, on their own turf last week, overcoming an incredibly intimidating atmosphere to breeze to a 3-0 win.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The couple strolled past planter boxes filled with flowers and vegetables as the school’s attendance specialist Crismar Guerra De Segnini answered questions from them and the handful of other parents on the tour.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the models’ finale, Nichanian strolled down the runway as an audience of hundreds of clients, celebrities and editors offered her a five-minute standing ovation.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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As such, its mass of untamed, scrubby green can today be traipsed through on foot or horseback, via ethereal blue coves such as Cala Marinella, the odd wandering fox and to the soothing rhythm of Aleppo pines rustling in the hot wind.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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By the end of the war in 1944, the hotel had seen its share of wear and tear—more than 100,000 servicemen traipsed through the hotel over the two years—and Laughner decided to sell, at quite a loss.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Power walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/power%20walked. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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