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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
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as in strike
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
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Recent Examples of walk out
Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 13 June 2025
Then-Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells walked out the door to the field and started staring at his disciple.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Last year’s graduation ceremonies were often used as forums for protest, including orchestrated walkouts.
—John Branch, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Verb
This weekend, June 14-15, skip the beach or a walk out on the town and get comfy in bed: there's a lot of going on.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 13 June 2025
Then-Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells walked out the door to the field and started staring at his disciple.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
Noun
The home features a walkout lower level that is finished to the same high standards found in the rooms on the first and second floors.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
Last year’s graduation ceremonies were often used as forums for protest, including orchestrated walkouts.
—John Branch, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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In fan footage shared online, Kelce could be seen shaking a restaurant employee's hand before exiting the building, as Swift followed closely behind.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Experts and citizens say that the government was most likely throttling internet access to prevent people from sharing information about where Israel had struck and for fear of Israeli cyberattacks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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This is season 2, which my wife has already watched, and I’m struck by how little drama there is behind the scenes, as all the girls feel like best friends, for the most part.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Employees are held to high speed standards, with some scanning up to 1,200 items an hour to keep lines moving.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Right Now The indoor-outdoor design of the house allows residents to easily walk from the main living area to the covered patio and access the outdoor kitchen, alfresco dining area, or comfy lounges.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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In addition to the fort’s historic reenactments, there are tours available, and many guests enjoy walking along the pristine beach to look for whales from December to April.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 June 2025
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Macron and Trump exchanged barbs earlier in the week after Trump departed the G7 summit early as the conflict between Iran and Israel mounted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025
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And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Days after the Iran nuclear deal went into effect in 2016, an Iranian official predicted at Davos that lifting sanctions on the country could usher in 8% annual economic growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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The change will go into effect in the fall, and in the interim, colleges will have to validate the identity of certain first-time applicants who are enrolled in the summer term.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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The House of Representatives has passed legislation which its supporters say aims to stop U.S. funds from ending up in the hands of the Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan after the U.S. pulled out of the country in 2021.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Ominously, Iranian officials are already publicly hinting at pulling out of a key treaty – the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT – designed to monitor and prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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