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 Vitello wanted Smith to face the right-handed hitting Caleb Durbin before going to lefty Sam Hentges, but the move didn’t pan out as Smith walked Durbin on four pitches. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 As Counsell exited the dugout to make the pitching change, Imanaga walked to the back of the mound and stared toward the outfield. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Gleyber Torres and Max Clark had run-scoring groundouts, Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single and Ben Malgeri walked with the bases loaded in the seventh. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Caminero followed with a single that scored Aranda and, after Liam Hicks walked to load the bases, Chandler Simpson greeted lefty reliever Grant Wolfram with a single to increase the lead to 3-0. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Francisco Alvarez struck out, and Marcus Semien walked to load the bases. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 Zac Veen reached on a fielder's choice and moved to second when Jordan Beck walked before JT Brubaker replaced Sam Hentges with two out in the sixth. — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 In the ninth, Tommy Edman walked and Hernández reached on a fielding error before Ashby caught Call looking at a third strike to end the game. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Both of them have also walked the runway, making their catwalk debut at Josh Birch Jones’ fall 2023 fashion show in London. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

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Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The annual parade, now in its 46th year, stepped off Sunday afternoon.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stepped

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A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Julian Lucas strolled through the museum’s exhibitions to see for himself.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

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The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of wandered

Verb

Denver marched 65 yards in six plays on its opening drive for a touchdown.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
National Guardsmen marched in the paralyzing heat, which, along with the shadows cast by a revolving sculpture in the courtyard, suggested the eerie calm before the gunfight in a Western.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of marched

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With that, Carpenter — who’d performed his loose, eccentric opening set barefoot and in shorts — sauntered out looking noticeably more dressed-up.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
The duo sauntered on the screen with margaritas (made with Astral Tequila) in hand.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026