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 Braden Shewmake doubled to start, and Joey Ortiz and Christian Yelich then walked. — Miami Herald, 19 July 2026 Jahmai Jones led off with a walk, Wilyer Abreu was hit by a pitch and Contreras walked to load the bases with one out. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 That came an inning after Manny Machado walked to the plate with one out and the bases loaded and grounded into a double play. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 The first Black man, who had struggled throughout the climb, walked away without giving his full name after accepting Hamrick’s thanks. — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 During the launch, robots walked across the stage and performed a short dance, but nothing about that looked particularly dynamic. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026 Camilo Doval, no longer trusted in close games, then hit Pages, allowed a sac fly to Freeman and walked Mookie Betts before a brutal eighth ended with a Muncy groundout. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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As the second half of extra-time began and the specter of a shootout loomed, up stepped Ferrán Torres, someone who couldn’t have deserved it more.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Around two in the morning, Machado stepped onto the balcony to thunderous applause.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of stepped

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Fedorov’s removal came as Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to arrive.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Reed struck an officer twice in the forearm with the broomstick, which shattered upon impact with the officer’s arm.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of struck

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In a video that’s racking up millions of views online, a curious bear strolled up to a golf cart at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, helped itself to a player's golf bag, then casually dragged it away from the tee box.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Those Argentina fans strolled past the Monterey apartments on Wornall Road at the perfect time, because Susan Goldenberg was doing one of her weekly porch concerts.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Definition of strolled

Verb

But on a shady patch under a sprawling river birch, ten teens who had wandered over from Stuyvesant High School assemble themselves into breakout groups to discuss Zohran Mamdani’s recently released housing proposal.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
The three wandered downtown Culver City, seemingly unsure of where to go.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of wandered

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As the series marched along, Schnapp, who portrayed Will Byers, grew up in front of fans while balancing his career and education.

— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
During the protest, organizers marched throughout uptown, holding a banner and escorted by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Bike Patrol.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026