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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
Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Initially, Entin assumed the retiree had walked out on her own and gotten lost, but that theory didn’t hold for long.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
In the days leading up to the walkout, Clifton and other student organizers disseminated flyers on social media inviting students to join in.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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Verb
But each time the Titans walk out of the gymnasium with the championship trophy, Meyers discovers new ways to celebrate beyond the final scores.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Initially, Entin assumed the retiree had walked out on her own and gotten lost, but that theory didn’t hold for long.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Schools try to keep students on school grounds during the walkouts to ensure their safety.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
In the days leading up to the walkout, Clifton and other student organizers disseminated flyers on social media inviting students to join in.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
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Powell totaled three points on 1-of-5 shooting from the field and 1-of-4 shooting on threes, three rebounds and two assists in 10 first-half minutes before his groin issue forced him to exit the game early.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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This call arrived shortly after an out-of-state couple stopped by the Troy police station lobby to report that their 36-year-old son had exited their vehicle and run off.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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She and four other reporters were killed last year when Israeli forces struck Nasser Hospital in the Gaza town of Khan Younis, along with 17 other people.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The company struck a contract worth up to $200 million with the Pentagon last summer.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the most ambitious combinations of food and vantage are reserved for lunches, which move daily to points along treks – the rim of a remote lake, a terrace in a quaint village house by the river, or a rooftop with panoramic views in the village of Zhong.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The team is reachable via text or WhatsApp, responsive and warm, happy to arrange a boat or send a buggy when the walk down to the beach feels ambitious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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As the driver walks toward the vehicle behind the rig, a van, a person can be seen fleeing the scene on foot.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Victor Nechita, vehicle program manager for the product CEO Elon Musk has said is a key to the company’s future, is departing after almost six years at the Austin automaker.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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While Adam is tracking toward possibly being ready for opening day following last year’s season-ending quadriceps injury, closer Robert Suarez departed to Atlanta as a free agent and Yuki Matsui’s early availability is in question after tweaking his groin.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ferris, who pitched 1-2/3 scoreless innings in his second Cactus League start Saturday in the Dodgers’ 7-6 split-squad loss to the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium, noticed the contrast going from the Cubs to the Dodgers.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The debt markets going pencils down is a huge risk to an M&A market that looks poised to rip.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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And now the Panthers’ already thin hopes to make a run to get into the Stanley Cup playoffs are getting thinner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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After suffering defeat in the north London derby on his debut as Tottenham Hotspur interim manager, Igor Tudor must find a way to get a positive reaction out of his new players at Craven Cottage this Sunday.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Collin Hennes scored before the end of the first for the Stars, who pulled out to a 4-1 advantage midway through the second period.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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In a noisier than ever media environment, marketers are pulling out all the stops to break through to today’s audiences through in-person moments.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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