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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
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Walk in from the daylight, walk out to the late night.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
And two weeks earlier, dozens of students at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah, many of them Latino, participated in a walkout to support migrants, although the school did not sanction the event.
—Hosffman Ospino, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The two stopped at the red carpet to take photos pictures—and get unintentionally photobombed by Nicole Kidman—and then Sánchez was seen saying something to Bezos, who quickly walked out of the frame.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Walk in from the daylight, walk out to the late night.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
The strike marks the first walkout at an American meatpacking plant in four decades.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
And two weeks earlier, dozens of students at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah, many of them Latino, participated in a walkout to support migrants, although the school did not sanction the event.
—Hosffman Ospino, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
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Forward Evan Rodrigues, one of the few mainstays to take the ice Thursday, played just one shift and 49 seconds before exiting with a broken finger on his right hand in the Panthers’ eventual 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Traffic to enter and exit the subdivision is often congested during rush hour.—
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of the teens was grazed by a bullet on his face, while the other was struck in his left hand, police said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Child injured in shooting Police said a bullet struck the child in his right leg, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But their discharge petition, introduced last week, is short of the 218 signatures needed to move forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wolf, who serves as president of AFGE TSA Local 1127, is hesitant to walk away from both the job that turned her life around and her role advocating for fellow officers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Against Country Day, pitching a complete game while throwing 117 pitches, Langford scattered five hits, walked three and fanned 11 in the victory.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Never depart from live charcoal unattended.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Special late-night trains depart about an hour after each show on each day of the music festival.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Having faced Big Ten physicality all season, first-year Iowa coach Ben McCollum’s team went toe to toe with Florida’s punishing front court.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Part of the money will also go toward expansion of Philander Smith's health education facilities, including space for soon-to-be radiologists and phlebotomists.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The move will allow TSA employees to get their paychecks as early as March 30 instead of waiting for back pay after the shutdown ends.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hope Harvill got the game winner in the 17th minute off an assist by Paola Granados for the Mustangs.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Chinese sources previously indicated to CNN the war could still further impact talks, or result in either side pulling out altogether, with China considering Chinese casualties or damage to Chinese assets as potential red lines.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Besides causing building foundations to crack and roadways to heave, the expansion and contraction can cause pipes to disconnect, and the pipe couplings that an Atmos predecessor installed are not resistant to pulling out, the board found.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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