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
The manager slowly walked out to remove Yesavage with his no-hitter intact — the longest ever by a Blue Jays starter in the playoffs.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Around 250 Mira Loma High School students walked out of class Friday to protest school gun violence, immigration enforcement, the United States’ role in the ongoing war in Gaza and other national political issues.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel’s top diplomat at the United Nations dismissed delegates who walked out before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Play Now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Moments later a man, later identified as Turner, walked out of the house.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
When Cora walked out to the mound in the top of the seventh, the standing ovation began for De León.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The men walked out of the pub and headed up the dusty road to the cowshed.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Around 250 Mira Loma High School students walked out of class Friday to protest school gun violence, immigration enforcement, the United States’ role in the ongoing war in Gaza and other national political issues.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Israel’s top diplomat at the United Nations dismissed delegates who walked out before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Play Now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly got off to a fraught start as dozens of delegates walked out upon his arrival.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Moments later a man, later identified as Turner, walked out of the house.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
When Cora walked out to the mound in the top of the seventh, the standing ovation began for De León.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
The men walked out of the pub and headed up the dusty road to the cowshed.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
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The Brewers beat the Cubs with a traditional ace, Freddy Peralta, in Game 1, and then deployed six different pitchers to shut down Chicago’s offense once Game 2 opener Aaron Ashby exited.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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About 17% of principals exited their districts last school year, a 3 percentage point increase over the prior year.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Three plays later, on fourth-and-4, Hurts struck Smith in one-on-one coverage along the left sideline for what would have been a 30-yard gain had Barkley not been flagged for illegally shifting in the backfield.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson had 28 points and 14 rebounds as the Aces moved ahead 2-0 in the first best-of-7 finals in league history.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this school year, MPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius moved some central office staff to classroom teaching positions to fill vacant roles.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The appearance comes nearly a week after Sunday walked a Paris Fashion Week runway, this time wearing Dior.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Gehlfuss, who was with the show since its inception, departed in Season 8.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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The wild card here is Mateychuk, who got his feet wet in 45 games as a 20-year-old last season and even spent some time in the top four.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Both shoes and bags also got some spring-appropriate color updates in fuchsia, amber and mint.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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In their second drive against the Broncos, the Eagles went no-huddle on a season-high seven straight plays.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Olson went four innings, scattering five hits and allowed just one run.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Utah Senator Mike Lee was scheduled to attend, but pulled out due to the government shutdown.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The swimmer, who was accompanied by a crew, was pulled out of the water and attended to on their boat before authorities arrived, per KTLA.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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