walking out 1 of 2

noun

as in departure
the act of leaving a place your unexplained walking out like that was rude

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walking out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of walk out
1
as in exiting
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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2
as in striking
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 walking out
Verb
Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Zaayer walked through the front door and shot Shawna in the face before walking out back and shooting David in the chest. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 Comedian Chris Rock was photographed inside a black SUV, while actor Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein were pictured walking out. — Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 That meant three rounds of interviews, three onboarding cycles and three rounds of institutional knowledge walking out the door. — Crystal Gilmore, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Ten minutes later, the outgoing England captain was walking out with Ben Duckett after promoting himself to open the batting in the chase. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 June 2026 On June 19, Hathaway casually stepped into the frame of her Instagram Reel in a white maxiskirt and matching blouse, dropping her arms to cradle her growing baby bump before walking out of the shot. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 June 2026 Police responded to the home and were met by Mao, covered in blood, walking out of a side gate with holding his phone with his arms and hands raised above his head. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking out
  1. departure
  2. exiting
  3. striking
  4. going
  5. departing
  6. walking
  7. evacuation
  8. moving
Noun
  • One employee took responsibility for not catching the boys’ early and unapproved departure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • And that made his recent comments about former Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly especially noteworthy, as his departure for the Philadelphia Phillies has raised questions about whether the Blue Jays batting order can succeed without him.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of departure
Verb
  • That means that in order to attend, your device needs to be secured in a Yondr pouch, only to be unlocked upon exiting the venue (White was actually the first artist to use Yondr).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • The impact sent the Hyundai over the curb and careening into the pedestrian before striking a parked 2026 Hyundai Odyssey, cops said.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Interest has been building for a few years, but the numbers are striking.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of striking
Noun
  • This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Ted Johnson’s run down of goings on across the Atlantic is well worth a read.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • All of my essentials are packed in my Stowaway, which clips into my weekender as a bag organizer, and can clip out to be worn on its own as a crossbody when walking around during the day or as a clutch when going out in the evening.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.
    — Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of walking
Noun
  • The fire began Saturday and quickly grew, reaching more than 4,000 acres by the end of the day and prompting evacuation orders.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The arrival of the modular barges dramatically increased evacuation capacity, allowing rescuers to move hundreds of people during each trip.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of evacuation
Verb
  • Regena and Frankie Felix went to the hospital ready for the birth of their child, but they were sent home by staff who felt Regena’s labor wasn’t moving along fast enough on Monday, July 13, Fox 10 reported.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of moving

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