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 appearance comes nearly a week after Sunday walked a Paris Fashion Week runway, this time wearing Dior.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In a video of the moment shared to social media, Herbert walked over to the sidelines where Beer was standing and gave her a hug and a kiss.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Three days earlier, on the morning of February 17th, guards at two state prisons—Collins, in western New York, and Elmira, in the Southern Tier—had walked off the job.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Jets dropped to 0-5 on the season and while head coach Aaron Glenn walked onto the field to go back to the locker room, the FOX NFL broadcast noted that New York made history.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
By the time Lindor walked in, Driscoll had already started hearing one of the five cases scheduled for that morning.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Not quite two weeks before that, the Cubs scored three runs off Pivetta, who walked three and allowed three hits before being removed after three innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
In a video of the moment shared to social media, Herbert walked over to the sidelines where Beer was standing and gave her a hug and a kiss.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Three days earlier, on the morning of February 17th, guards at two state prisons—Collins, in western New York, and Elmira, in the Southern Tier—had walked off the job.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
The Jets dropped to 0-5 on the season and while head coach Aaron Glenn walked onto the field to go back to the locker room, the FOX NFL broadcast noted that New York made history.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
By the time Lindor walked in, Driscoll had already started hearing one of the five cases scheduled for that morning.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Not quite two weeks before that, the Cubs scored three runs off Pivetta, who walked three and allowed three hits before being removed after three innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
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Henson eventually stepped away from acting, and, according to his LinkedIn profile, earned an MFA from Columbia University in 2015.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Mendes hadn’t even stepped onto the stage yet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Three plays later, on fourth-and-4, Hurts struck Smith in one-on-one coverage along the left sideline for what would have been a 30-yard gain had Barkley not been flagged for illegally shifting in the backfield.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday, April 3, Carey and Monroe strolled into the room while Moroccan was live on the streaming platform Twitch for about 10 minutes playing video games with friends.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Backed by an excellent band complete with a banjo and a fiddle, along with a lighting and effects rig that made the big moments really pop, Shaboozey strolled through his new material while building up to the marquee moment.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On Saturday, tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Spain, with demonstrations expected in Italy and Portugal.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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As crowds of protesters marched from Place d’Italie toward the Eiffel Tower, the tower’s management announced in a statement that the landmark was closed to visitors due to the strike, according to The Associated Press.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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During the song's second verse, Hayley Williams of Paramore sauntered out, taking over on the vocals on the funky song.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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