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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
Zeferjahn walked Junior Caminero on four pitches after replacing Mitch Farris with two on and two outs.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
In 2022, Under 30 alum Sarah Guo walked away from a high profile investing job at Reid Hoffman’s venture fund Greylock to start her own firm, Conviction.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Longtime head coach Rob Stramp walked off the sideline into retirement with a gold trophy in hand.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
In 2016, the sisters both walked at NYFW, according to Bravo.
—Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Scary scene, but Lugo (somehow) walked away unscathed.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
May was experiencing a mental health crisis and walked away from her mother’s vehicle, leaving the area heading southeast, according to a news release.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Saylor Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant blasted a 260-foot homer that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left-center field.
—Daily News, 30 May 2026
In particular, the great outdoors are beckoning — trails can be hiked, streets can be walked, country roads can be driven.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
In 2022, Under 30 alum Sarah Guo walked away from a high profile investing job at Reid Hoffman’s venture fund Greylock to start her own firm, Conviction.
—Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Longtime head coach Rob Stramp walked off the sideline into retirement with a gold trophy in hand.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
In 2016, the sisters both walked at NYFW, according to Bravo.
—Jamie Ballard, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Scary scene, but Lugo (somehow) walked away unscathed.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
May was experiencing a mental health crisis and walked away from her mother’s vehicle, leaving the area heading southeast, according to a news release.
—Kendrick Calfee
june 12, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
Saylor Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant blasted a 260-foot homer that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left-center field.
—Daily News, 30 May 2026
In particular, the great outdoors are beckoning — trails can be hiked, streets can be walked, country roads can be driven.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
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The league has, for the most part, stepped away from the political messaging that alienated a sizable portion of the audience.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Two years after the show ended, Iler guest-starred on an episode ofLaw & Order, but otherwise stepped away from the spotlight for 15 years to pursue a career in the professional poker world in Las Vegas.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Balogun struck again just before halftime, extending the United States' lead and sending the crowd in Inglewood into a frenzy.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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According to charging documents, the two men began arguing before Harmon allegedly retrieved a tire iron from his vehicle and struck the victim three times in the head.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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Liv announced, as Smith strolled onstage, a surprise that nobody saw coming.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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Along First Street, fashionable young couples and wealthy empty nesters strolled by sidewalk pergolas.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Red-Bodied Dog Tick Has your idiotic dog wandered onto a bucolic patch of grass that hasn’t been freshly treated with toxins?—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Baez’s sister described her brother as a free spirit who wandered up and down the East Coast, from Florida to his home state of Massachusetts, where his two children live with their mother.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 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 15 Jun. 2026.
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