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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
Prosecutors said Raleigh walked outside his home after hearing Chastain throwing rocks at his garage.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Kylie, with her bag of potato chips in hand, then walked towards the bedroom door to try and leave.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
One principal in the district recently bought a handful of games for the school cafeteria and walked in one day to find a group of students playing on a life-size checker board, Smith said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Emerging from the tunnel, the West Ham squad walked across the six-foot-tall writing emblazoned pitchside.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Zelensky walked away empty-handed.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
While tau buildup slowed by between three and seven years for people who walked up to 7,500 steps per day, people who were sedentary had a significantly faster buildup of tau proteins and more rapid declines in cognition and daily functioning, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
More than two years ago, Steve Youngwood, the CEO of Sesame Workshop, walked The Hollywood Reporter through the new vision for the old show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Kylie, with her bag of potato chips in hand, then walked towards the bedroom door to try and leave.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
One principal in the district recently bought a handful of games for the school cafeteria and walked in one day to find a group of students playing on a life-size checker board, Smith said.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Emerging from the tunnel, the West Ham squad walked across the six-foot-tall writing emblazoned pitchside.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Zelensky walked away empty-handed.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
While tau buildup slowed by between three and seven years for people who walked up to 7,500 steps per day, people who were sedentary had a significantly faster buildup of tau proteins and more rapid declines in cognition and daily functioning, the study found.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
More than two years ago, Steve Youngwood, the CEO of Sesame Workshop, walked The Hollywood Reporter through the new vision for the old show.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
Verb
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The pop star has taken several social media breaks in recent years — briefly in 2021 and twice in 2022 — and has periodically stepped away from posting ever since.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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Later, as Ripa stepped off to the side, her husband faced Shevchenko, who attempted to teach him a few moves she's employed en route to becoming a UFC champion.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, The Orange County Register reported.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since Brightline began running trains in Florida in 2017, 193 people have been struck and killed, most of them pedestrians who were not at official crossings, according to a Miami Herald/WLRN investigation.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even with several adults nearby, including Bethany and her cousin, Emmie quietly wandered back toward the pool.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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On one of her first days at Mira Mesa High School, then-freshman Samantha Truong wandered into the gym, looking for a CIF girls tennis championship banner hanging on a wall.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Indians marched down and scored with 1 minute and 3 seconds left and that was enough to secure a 48-45 win at Northwest ISD Stadium.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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With a 21-14 deficit at the half, Marshfield (6-3) got a three-and-out defensively and marched down the field on nine plays capped by a 20-yard touchdown run off a jet sweep for Cole Summers to knot the score 21-21.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As the undulant hills beyond the valley turned blue in front of me, a cat sauntered onto the veranda and wound its tail around my ankles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 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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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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