1
as in stepped
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in struck
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance
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Recent Examples of walked
The right-hander gave up two runs on just three hits — including a leadoff home run in the sixth by Schwarber — and struck out five, but also walked five.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Gucci had already entered the match-day conversation in 2023, when Jannik Sinner walked onto Wimbledon’s Centre Court with a custom GG duffel alongside his Head tennis bag.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
In another shot from the beach set, Mitchell walked barefoot across the sand while looking down at her phone.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Brown was talking to Raf Simons, while artists such as Helen Marten, Alex Da Corte, Carsten Höller, and Precious Okoyomon walked around the exhibition.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Paul Flores was the last person seen with Smart as the two walked toward her dormitory at Cal Poly after a 1996 Memorial Day weekend party.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The left-hander allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings while improving to 2-1.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
Gucci had already entered the match-day conversation in 2023, when Jannik Sinner walked onto Wimbledon’s Centre Court with a custom GG duffel alongside his Head tennis bag.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
In another shot from the beach set, Mitchell walked barefoot across the sand while looking down at her phone.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Brown was talking to Raf Simons, while artists such as Helen Marten, Alex Da Corte, Carsten Höller, and Precious Okoyomon walked around the exhibition.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Paul Flores was the last person seen with Smart as the two walked toward her dormitory at Cal Poly after a 1996 Memorial Day weekend party.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The left-hander allowed two hits, struck out two and walked three in six scoreless innings while improving to 2-1.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
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After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers' star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Coach Nick Nurse briefly stepped away from the team this week to attend his brother's funeral but is expected to be back for Wednesday's game.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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After some pressure by the Ducks on their second fruitless power play of the period, Vegas struck shorthanded.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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One thing that really struck me in the data is the sense that somehow we might not be entitled to our grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Earlier on Sunday, Sai Sudharsan continued his fine form with 87 runs off 46 balls as Gujarat Titans strolled to an eight-wicket win over host Chennai Super Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Yet, as throngs of people strolled the three-block downtown on a recent April weekend, past American flag streamers, patriotic bunting and red brick colonial buildings, there was scant visible evidence of that polarization.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The back parking lot, once a nasty no man’s land where drunken customers wandered off to urinate, has recently been transformed into a performance space that has hosted small gigs including Duane Betts.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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But, as Chen and Shrivastava wandered a Texas restaurant conference, a Dallas heating and air company called Rescue Air found them.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In a clip from the wedding, captured by CBS LA, the couple marched down the aisle to a dramatic stretch of the Star Wars soundtrack.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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At the same time, a group of Palestinians marched through the Giardini wearing the names of artists who have been killed in Gaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Leaving the Heavener Football Center on Wednesday, Baugh sauntered several hundred yards to his car without a phone in his hands — a rare sight among his fellow students on the UF campus.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Murphy snapped the shot just as the seraphic straggler picked his head up to get a sense of his bearings, then later sauntered back to rejoin his comrades.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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