as in sauntering
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as in treading
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in striking
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance
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Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
Germantown resident Jan Miller agreed that the village should be a real friendly walking place with shops, restaurants and a great sidewalk in five years.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
The hospital workers, patients and visitors also will benefit from nearby housing, food and other amenities that will include a walking path, outdoor events and perhaps a farmer’s market.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 14 Aug. 2019
And three of the homes, all within walking distance of each other on Fairwood Avenue, will be featured in a Preservation Action Council tour on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2019
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An adjoining shopping center followed in 2018, with a Publix and shops and restaurants, including Cooper’s Hawk Winery and BurgerFi, all within walking distance of the new townhouses and apartments.
—Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
Germantown resident Jan Miller agreed that the village should be a real friendly walking place with shops, restaurants and a great sidewalk in five years.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
The hospital workers, patients and visitors also will benefit from nearby housing, food and other amenities that will include a walking path, outdoor events and perhaps a farmer’s market.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 14 Aug. 2019
And three of the homes, all within walking distance of each other on Fairwood Avenue, will be featured in a Preservation Action Council tour on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2019
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“Walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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