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walked out

verb

past tense of walk out
1
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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2
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 After listening to hours of debate, Shawnee Mission School District parents walked out of the school board meeting Monday night a little relieved after the board opted to give their discussion on changing school boundaries more time. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 Jimmy Iovine, Stevie’s Bella Donna and The Wild Heart producer (and a romantic partner), also walked out. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 The suspect then wiped the blood off on his shirt and walked out of view. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Antonoff's playful prints and Alexandra's signature beading were on full display as the model walked out with dogs in their arms or on leashes. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Underwood walked out of the locker room and down the tunnel for last week's prime-time kickoff with a music and light show during his energetic entrance, slapping his helmet and pumping his right fist in a demonstrative display of emotion. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Students at Lincoln-Way East High School in Chicago's southern suburbs walked out of class Wednesday, following two racist incidents involving its students toward another school. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Their Royal Highnesses Jordan’s Queen Rania, with her husband, King Abdullah II, walked out of the venue behind Queen Silvia of Sweden and Queen Mary of Denmark. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 Within minutes, Karolína Muchová and Katie Boulter walked out for their second-round match, even though a bunch of the first-round matches still had to finish. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
  1. exited
  2. struck
  3. moved
  4. walked
  5. departed
  6. went
  7. got
  8. pulled out
Verb
  • That was enough for Misiorowski, who exited after throwing 82 pitches — 43 at 100 mph or more — to strengthen his grasp on his first Cy Young Award.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson Hospital exited Chapter 11 this week after reaching a four-year agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that was struck in an attack last week could last three to five weeks, putting it mostly out of service, two regional officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Russia struck a Ukrainian passenger train close to the Polish border, narrowly missing one carrying European diplomats and a former British prime minister, the latest sign of Moscow’s escalation of the conflict.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • She’s haunted by her divorce from Donn, and her greatest fear is being alone, which is becoming more and more of a real possibility, especially since her family has largely moved away.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Diane was a blender of hair and plaid, while Aurora moved solidly, pushing a wheelbarrow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • Rangers closer Jacon Latz (3-2) then intentionally walked Yandy Diaz before Aranda homered into the home bullpen beyond right field.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Juan Soto was intentionally walked to get to Bichette, who smashed an 0-1 slider 412 feet to left-center field for the go-ahead blast.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of walked
Verb
  • The show’s cast from last season will largely return, save for Bowen Yang, who left SNL midway through last season, and Chloe Fineman, who departed over the summer.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tariq departed the following year over production delays, and Ali confirmed in July that the project was officially dead.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • But Jon Hamm, strolling up to present the next award, got the better joke in.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Maresca’s players followed soon after; Iliman Ndiaye, an inspired half-time substitute, was hanging around at the back of the group when Ruben Dias grabbed him and thrust him to the front, ensuring the new signing got a deserved ovation.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • On Wednesday, all of the other support acts booked for Sheeran’s tour, including Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Rowe pulled out of the tour in support of Macklemore.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Suleiman Abu Hmeida, a member of the Emergency Response Rooms, said that rescuers pulled out 82 bodies by Wednesday afternoon.
    — Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulled out

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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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