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as in exited
to leave a place often for another
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
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as in struck
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months
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Recent Examples of walked out
Last year, Aubrey Pierce walked into a 7-Eleven in north Tampa, plopped down $50, and walked out with a $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off ticket.
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Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The artist Oscar Murillo came in as Getty presidential scholar Sandra Jackson-Dumont walked out.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Grandma Bobby is well-read and well-traveled, glamorous and opinionated (speaking of usually-right old women), the old-school, no-nonsense daughter of a girl who walked out of a pogrom and emigrated to New York.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Democratic lawmakers then walked out when the measure passed.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Interim coach Guillermo Hoyos, who replaced Javier Mascherano three weeks ago after his unexpected resignation, took just one question in the postgame interview and then walked out.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
After the match, defender Rebeca Bernal walked out with him.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Behind every number in this crisis is someone like Anders Pederson — a healthy young man who walked into a hospital to give his sister a kidney and never walked out.
—Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Abugharbieh then walked out of the home with his arms up in the air, while wearing a towel, as seen in police footage.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The artist Oscar Murillo came in as Getty presidential scholar Sandra Jackson-Dumont walked out.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026
Grandma Bobby is well-read and well-traveled, glamorous and opinionated (speaking of usually-right old women), the old-school, no-nonsense daughter of a girl who walked out of a pogrom and emigrated to New York.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Democratic lawmakers then walked out when the measure passed.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Interim coach Guillermo Hoyos, who replaced Javier Mascherano three weeks ago after his unexpected resignation, took just one question in the postgame interview and then walked out.
—Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
After the match, defender Rebeca Bernal walked out with him.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Behind every number in this crisis is someone like Anders Pederson — a healthy young man who walked into a hospital to give his sister a kidney and never walked out.
—Joe Kiani, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Abugharbieh then walked out of the home with his arms up in the air, while wearing a towel, as seen in police footage.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
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That's when Hill exited the courtroom and announced his intention to head to Orlando for some R&R at Disney.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The suspect exited the 105 Freeway in Inglewood and cut through oncoming traffic after blowing through a red light.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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After some pressure by the Ducks on their second fruitless power play of the period, Vegas struck shorthanded.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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One thing that really struck me in the data is the sense that somehow we might not be entitled to our grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Researchers tested the system in a maze-navigation experiment where the robot moved autonomously without cameras.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The right-hander gave up two runs on just three hits — including a leadoff home run in the sixth by Schwarber — and struck out five, but also walked five.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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Uncharacteristically, Torrey Pines pitchers threw six wild pitches in the game, walked two batters and hit two others.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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After walking into the training shed midway through practice, Hutchins departed the practice field.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Not every enterprise got past the beta stage.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Birmingham, led by former Orlando quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, made enough plays to run out the clock and the Storm never got another chance.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Mira pulled out a fifties-style blue frock.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Dollars are pulled out of local communities instead of being reinvested into the grid and the people who depend on it.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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