walkaways

noun

plural of walkaway
as in runaways

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  1. runaways
  2. landslides
  3. sweeps
  4. blowouts
Noun
  • Offering help to located runaways Each runaway who is located is offered services specific to their needs and circumstances.
    — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of runaways
Noun
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Costa Rican authorities have issued a nationwide green alert, warning that an intensifying rainy season and a developing Pacific low-pressure system threaten to trigger even more catastrophic landslides.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of landslides
Noun
  • The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office used its interior drone, along with the New Jersey Urban Search and Rescue K-9 teams, to conduct sweeps of the building.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Since then the Red Sox have gone 8-2 with sweeps against the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of sweeps
Noun
  • The attendances, the late drama, not too many blowouts … plenty.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Big, bouncy blowouts and soft, glamorous curls are usually reserved for sitting in a professional hairstylist’s chair.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Definition of blowouts
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“Walkaways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaways. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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