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noun

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
Verb
When the monologue started, Kimmel walked out to a standing ovation from his live audience. Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025 During a podcast interview in our office yesterday, Patagonia’s Ryan Gellert compared the president’s comments to gravity-deniers who walk out of a third-floor window and fall to the ground. Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Few believed such returns were possible, just as few believed CM Punk would come back in 2023 after the circumstances of his walkout. Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 What To Know The RMT has scheduled staggered walkouts from Sunday through Thursday that will affect different staff groups on different days. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walk out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
  • Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Private equity buyout accounted for 40% of technology exits in the $100 million-$500 million range in Europe, roughly twice the proportion in the US.
    Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One person was charged for shining a laser in the eyes of ICE agents, another for throwing a smoke grenade at ICE officers and a third for attempting to damage equipment at the facility and then striking and kicking officers while being arrested.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This, too, struck Baker as strange.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the value is too high, buyers may walk or struggle to get a loan.
    Mary Beth Eastman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • From dancers to rappers, there were 10 finalists going into the America's Got Talent finale hoping to walk away with the grand prize.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So if this plan goes into effect, the question of who makes up the Palestinian technocratic administration might certainly be one of the main stumbling blocks.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lock up your ticket and go hide.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson's offense got things going in the second half.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest stage in American entertainment is about to get some serious Latin flavor.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Got her shoulder pulled out and finished the game with her leg being taken out and probably has a fracture.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Now is the time to inspect your heavy coats, pull out thicker bedding and space heaters from storage, and stock up on cozy blankets to get you through the cold weather.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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