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 One day earlier, given the same advance notice, Allen struck out twice and walked during a 6-2 loss. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 After striking out the side in the first, Cavalli walked the bases loaded with one out in the second but then struck out Owen Caissie and Mack to escape the jam. — Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the second when Alex Bohm singled, Bryson Stott walked and Marsh hit an RBI single. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Athletics starter Jacob Lopez hit Mayo with a pitch leading off the second then walked Leodys Taveras with one out. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Philip Neumann, a performance marketer with the company, walked one attendee through the results. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 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 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

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The tennis ace stepped behind the club’s plush bar to serve his signature drink, Fritzy Spicy Margarita, and welcomed invitees with a rousing toast.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Messi, who was a superstar with European teams Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, is regarded as one of the greatest players to have stepped onto a soccer pitch.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

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In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Flock currently has over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states and has struck deals with thousands of municipalities.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

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The couple strolled through Hampstead with their two dogs in tow.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

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