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
China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
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Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
In 2016, at 89 years old, Lee, a former teacher and lifelong activist, walked from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the nation's capital in an effort to get Juneteenth -- commemorating the end of slavery in the United States -- named a national holiday.
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Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Weathers also struck out eight and walked one while holding the White Sox to three hits.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
The left-hander struck out eight and walked one.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
There’s the section of Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando where approximately 500 Klansmen, led by officers on horseback, walked slowly in a long line intended as a clear act of intimidation against voters.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
The same year, Milania walked the runway at New York Fashion Week.
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Jamie Ballard,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Scary scene, but Lugo (somehow) walked away unscathed.
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Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
—
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
In 2016, at 89 years old, Lee, a former teacher and lifelong activist, walked from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the nation's capital in an effort to get Juneteenth -- commemorating the end of slavery in the United States -- named a national holiday.
—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Weathers also struck out eight and walked one while holding the White Sox to three hits.
—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
The left-hander struck out eight and walked one.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
There’s the section of Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando where approximately 500 Klansmen, led by officers on horseback, walked slowly in a long line intended as a clear act of intimidation against voters.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
The same year, Milania walked the runway at New York Fashion Week.
—
Jamie Ballard,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Scary scene, but Lugo (somehow) walked away unscathed.
—
Zach Dean,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
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But Chapman inadvertently stepped on Gelof’s right hand as the second baseman was applying the tag with his glove hand.
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Recently, however, the Grammy-winning artist has stepped away from the bespoke hairstyle to embrace a more natural look — a decision inspired by his 14-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, and his father, Adnis Reeves.
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Officers said a shot was fired from an adjacent apartment and a child was struck.
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Robinson’s personal effort to reclaim her joy quickly struck a chord with other women who longed to reconnect with the carefree days of their youth.
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To my surprise, Conway showed up, walking Clyde; Bores strolled past me in a dark suit.
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Others strolled barefoot through the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, named after a courageous man who fought for freedom, not for presidents.
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Those who wandered alone did not.
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.
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While the celebrations were mostly peaceful, some drivers in Santa Ana started doing burnouts as the crowds marched near their cars.
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Scotland’s Tartan Army, thousands strong in kilts and clutching replicas of the gold World Cup Trophy, marched into Miami ahead of Wednesday evening’s World Cup game against Brazil at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
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The Princess Diaries actress proudly sauntered into The Albie Awards with her man on her arm back in 2023.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto sauntered through the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse Saturday afternoon before a start that could have been etched in baseball lore.
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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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