1
as in treading
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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2
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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as in sauntering
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Recent Examples of walking
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
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
The Rincon 4 is a solid shoe for walking, running, standing for long hours, and everything in between.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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
Adjective
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
The Rincon 4 is a solid shoe for walking, running, standing for long hours, and everything in between.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking
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For now, economic heavyweights California and New York are treading water but could easily tip the scales.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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For now, though, the optics—and the irony— are striking.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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From 2018 to 2021, Lauren Spors faced a number of charges for a series of violent incidents, including striking a manager at a coffee shop and throwing a rock through a window in an effort to break into her mother's house.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In a press conference, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked about Vesia stepping away amid the World Series.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Young was playing some of the best football of his NFL career when a sack from a Jets defender — one that ended with defensive lineman Jowon Briggs stepping on Young’s calf, which prompted Young’s right-ankle tweak — took him out of the game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whatever your candy preference, no one wants to spend the evening strolling barren streets hoping to find some goodies.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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After 10 minutes of strolling along paved pathways from the gate, the line of trees that marks the edge of the plateau comes into sight.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rich Hill's wandering journey through the Major League Baseball landscape is truly unique.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eaton jumped out to a 7-0 advantage, taking the opening kickoff and marching 51 yards in 10 plays, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Chris Duharte.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Once set, five-year plans act as marching orders for officials across the sprawling apparatus of the government and a guide for businesses, universities and other organizations on how to align their own strategies with the party’s.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Walking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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