Thesaurus results for WALKED

walked

verb

past tense of walk

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 At one point, Ramírez, decked out in his jockey outfit, walked Rolison around the grounds by the ear of his horse costume. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 The Londoner walked away looking only slightly less confused. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Zach Neto walked, Trout singled off Yoendrys Gomez (2-4) for a 4-4 tie, and Meckler singled off left-hander Kody Funderburk for the win. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 The film’s dog-friendly spirit extended to the premiere itself, where four adoptable rescue dogs walked the red carpet alongside Pitt. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 On the runways, Mariacarla Boscono has walked for Italian labels like Gucci; Bianca Balti for Valentino; And of course, Monica Bellucci has graced the Dolce & Gabbana catwalk plenty of times—most recently opening their 2019 show. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 Rangers closer Jacon Latz (3-2) then intentionally walked Yandy Diaz before Aranda homered into the home bullpen beyond right field. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 The angle wasn’t quite right, so father and son walked 50 yards across the field and tried again. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Sydney Sweeney walked the red carpet in a completely sheer dress, while Brittany Snow turned heads in a black dress with a plunging neckline. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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Into the breach stepped Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, a Montreal technology entrepreneur and founder of Watch Mojo, a pop culture brand with 26 million subscribers on YouTube.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
After more than a decade of collaboration as a trio, cofounder José Lamali stepped away from the business in April of last year.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stepped

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The truck driver, who police identified only as a 57-year-old man, was heading westbound on East 14th Street and making a right turn onto First Avenue when his vehicle struck the teens.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Bregman lost his bat but maintained his footing as the ball struck him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of struck

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Young children go missing all the time, and statistics will tell you that most are found within hours, inside their own homes, or having wandered not much more than a mile away.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Other uncommon marine animals have wandered into California waters this year.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026