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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
Maresca walked out of Stamford Bridge without speaking to his players and forfeiting a potential £14 million payout.
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Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Paul Terry walked out of prison more than 20 years ago after DNA evidence cleared him of a crime he was convicted of as a teenager.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Disillusioned with studio filmmaking, Rourke walked out on projects and publicly criticized the industry.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
The amount of experience that’s walked out the door — that’s been my challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
When Sabbath took the stage, Mike walked out to join me.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The majority of the deportees, however, walked out of the reception center and climbed back onto the same buses that brought them from the airport.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The man walked out in the path of the vehicle traveling southbound on Preston Highway and was hit.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
What To Know The Pentagon's media policy overhaul erupted into public conflict last month when traditional journalists walked out en masse in protest of the new restrictions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Jan. 2026
Paul Terry walked out of prison more than 20 years ago after DNA evidence cleared him of a crime he was convicted of as a teenager.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Disillusioned with studio filmmaking, Rourke walked out on projects and publicly criticized the industry.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Jan. 2026
The amount of experience that’s walked out the door — that’s been my challenge.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
When Sabbath took the stage, Mike walked out to join me.
—Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The majority of the deportees, however, walked out of the reception center and climbed back onto the same buses that brought them from the airport.
—Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The man walked out in the path of the vehicle traveling southbound on Preston Highway and was hit.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
What To Know The Pentagon's media policy overhaul erupted into public conflict last month when traditional journalists walked out en masse in protest of the new restrictions.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
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Kinnear exited Talk Soup for his own late-night talk show, NBC's Later with Greg Kinnear.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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He was struck three times, suffering a broken clavicle.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chinnawong added that those who were killed were in two of the three carriages struck by the crane.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with KSL in May 2025, Sha compared learning Braille to learning English when his family moved from Myanmar to the United States.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Engineers carried out multiple trajectory adjustments as the spacecraft moved farther from Earth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Fox News Digital attempted to question Block about McCuskey's statement after oral arguments for the case in the Supreme Court Tuesday, but Block walked away from the first wave of questioning to take a picture with his team and client.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pine walked the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on January 11 alone, but was later joined by the designer inside the event.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Once the clock struck zero and quarterback Jordan Love’s final prayer fell unanswered in the end zone, Policy swiftly departed without much expression.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Now, New England is once again atop the AFC East, their first division victory since Tom Brady departed Boston.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Speaking with his daughter, officials were able to confirm that the man went surfing in the vicinity of Surfer’s Beach in Aguadilla at noon local time on Thursday, Jan 8, and had not been heard from since.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The actor gave him the tickets after a video of Mamoud diving into a snowbank went viral.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The suspect started to run away, then pulled out a gun and fired at the homeowner before continuing to flee, police said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pullouts feature an actual mattress that’s, well, pulled out from the sofa in some way.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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