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 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 The rookie starter walked Trea Turner on five pitches and Bryce Harper on four, loading the bases for former Twin Luis Arraez, who looked at five pitches and then took his base, forcing in a run. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026 Agustín Ramírez reached on a throwing error by Elly De La Cruz, Xavier Edwards singled, and Sanoja walked to load the bases. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 On her 43 acres of woods and reclaimed native prairie in rural Tazewell County, Katie VandenBerg walked the edge of her property, inspecting a line of oaks bordered by miles of corn and soybean fields. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 16 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 The actor has also walked the runway during New York Fashion Week and even starred in a Jacquemus campaign in 2025. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, Clark struck out 11, walked three and gave up only two hits in tossing the complete game shutout. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

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Upon her return, a verbal exchange between Grayson and a 17-year-old employee escalated before a second employee (Employee 1) stepped between them to defend the minor.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Aftermath Chad Williams stepped outside into a low, gray sky.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stepped

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Authorities are searching for the driver of a van who struck a man in a wheelchair in Dania Beach and fled the scene, leaving the victim injured and his wheelchair damaged.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Kirk had founded the group to promote conservatism on campuses around the country and was speaking in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 in the courtyard when he was struck and killed by a single bullet.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of struck

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Visitors strolled through the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday morning to kick off Obon Weekend, a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.

— Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was one of 26 Hall of Famers who strolled through the cornfields and walked to the infield ahead of Thursday’s game.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

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