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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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
In a nod to her Noughties rom-com glory days, Lopez embraced glam that could have walked out of the early 2000s.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
That's a dramatically higher survival rate than was seen in West Africa in 2014, where only about half of patients walked out of treatment clinics.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Five of them have since been freed as water levels dropped, including four who walked out on their own Saturday just as divers were getting ready to go in and get them.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Wordsworth walked out from Brig on a gloomy day in August, 1790.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Nick Aldis walked out to a huge pop and started WWE’s Euro-tour with a singles match between Jade Cargill and Alexa Bliss.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Osaka walked out at Court Suzanne-Lenglen wearing a black corset and matching pleated cascading skirt that skimmed over the red clay.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Players walked out on the stage to billowing smoke.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Ricardo walked out onto the pitch for the first time in months on Wednesday afternoon, saying this was a dream come true.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
That's a dramatically higher survival rate than was seen in West Africa in 2014, where only about half of patients walked out of treatment clinics.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Five of them have since been freed as water levels dropped, including four who walked out on their own Saturday just as divers were getting ready to go in and get them.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Wordsworth walked out from Brig on a gloomy day in August, 1790.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Nick Aldis walked out to a huge pop and started WWE’s Euro-tour with a singles match between Jade Cargill and Alexa Bliss.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Osaka walked out at Court Suzanne-Lenglen wearing a black corset and matching pleated cascading skirt that skimmed over the red clay.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Players walked out on the stage to billowing smoke.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Ricardo walked out onto the pitch for the first time in months on Wednesday afternoon, saying this was a dream come true.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
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Police confirmed that Weston exited a train at Yamashina station in Kyoto on May 29.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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Brown exited after a season-high 87 pitches in his sixth start since joining Chicago's rotation on May 8.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Balogun struck again just before halftime, extending the United States' lead and sending the crowd in Inglewood into a frenzy.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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According to charging documents, the two men began arguing before Harmon allegedly retrieved a tire iron from his vehicle and struck the victim three times in the head.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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As many agencies have limited how noncitizens can qualify for programs — like housing subsidies or commercial trucking licenses — the SBA moved to do the same.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
12 June 2026
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Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, the cultural architect moved to Chicago to attend graduate school and receive a degree in computational sociology.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Zeferjahn walked Junior Caminero on four pitches after replacing Mitch Farris with two on and two outs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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In 2022, Under 30 alum Sarah Guo walked away from a high profile investing job at Reid Hoffman’s venture fund Greylock to start her own firm, Conviction.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The order from Phelan, who later abruptly departed his post in April, said the board should consider an officer's performance, competence and character, among other traits, as part of those qualifications.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Folsom is hiring a new city attorney to replace Steve Wang, who departed the role earlier this year.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Root got a strike past Babe, and did those Cub bench jockeys holler and hiss!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The moment came in the fifth inning when Freeland got Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo to fly out to deep center field.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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After Montreal pulled out, costs kept mounting for the two other Canadian host cities, Toronto and Vancouver.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2026
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office told FOX26 that Erebia's son was putting gas into the Chevy Silverado when Hogan allegedly pulled out a gun and took the pickup truck.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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