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
Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.
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Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Miami took four hits off Manaea (0-1) over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three times, while Myers allowed the one run on one hit, walked one and struck out none in 1 1/3 innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Trueblood walked, and junior Riley Lyons smacked Choquette’s first offering to right field for a single to score Glucksman for the 2-1 lead.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
That led Ball-Malone to lift Vega and replace her with Macy Miles, who walked Jolyna Lamar.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini once walked among the people of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The 1870s Nevada Jean walked so the Levi’s 501 could run.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
On Saturday, May 16, Viggiano walked across the stage to receive her degree from SUNY Onondaga Community College.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Janet reportedly attended an early private screening of the rough cut of the film and walked away pretty unhappy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Miami took four hits off Manaea (0-1) over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three times, while Myers allowed the one run on one hit, walked one and struck out none in 1 1/3 innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Trueblood walked, and junior Riley Lyons smacked Choquette’s first offering to right field for a single to score Glucksman for the 2-1 lead.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
That led Ball-Malone to lift Vega and replace her with Macy Miles, who walked Jolyna Lamar.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini once walked among the people of Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
The 1870s Nevada Jean walked so the Levi’s 501 could run.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
On Saturday, May 16, Viggiano walked across the stage to receive her degree from SUNY Onondaga Community College.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Janet reportedly attended an early private screening of the rough cut of the film and walked away pretty unhappy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
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It’s been 19 weeks since the Carolina Panthers last stepped on the practice field, at least for drills with 11-on-11 segments that looked like actual football.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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But Miller stepped off and had Call hung up between first and second base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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After Addi Brown was hit by a pitch, Bree Martinelli struck a two-run double to center field, and Leah Rutherford closed out the scoring with an RBI on a squeeze bunt before Eustis was able to record an out.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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At the time of reporting FIFA struck media deals with 180 territories to broadcast the tournament, with more to come, indicating appetite remained strong even amid wider concerns.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The candidate strolled in with a videographer and photographer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The other day, an elephant wandered onto this very field.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
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Standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing in at 121 pounds, Chinese robotics company Unitree's G1 humanoid robot, named Oli, marched forward.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Battered and shirtless, Andrades Jiménez was marched out of the building and separated from his family.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Paul Skenes slowly sauntered back to the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout at the end of the top of the eighth inning on Tuesday night, his loping and deliberate strides giving the PNC Park crowd plenty of time to rise for the kind of standing ovation that's becoming commonplace at the end of his starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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