as in departure
the act of leaving a place
your unexplained walking out like that was rude
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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
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Due to that situation, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis came out to confront Drew, followed by Cody Rhodes walking out to yell at Drew for what happened to Fatu.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
No Doubt is walking out of the spiderwebs of history and into fresh light, as the iconic band is set to reunite for a concert series in 2026.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
To avoid this – and any costly repairs or replacements–be sure they are unplugged before walking out the door.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
And finally… There Moses Simon and Wilfred Ndidi were, quietly minding their own business and walking out for a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Nigeria, when the tunnel in Bloemfontein’s Toyota Stadium inexplicably turned into an ice rink.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Williams’ family daily told WCBS he was left unsupervised before walking out the school.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
She was even captured cheering as Kelce scored a touchdown, and the two were seen walking out together after the game.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
West is also shown walking out with Playboi Carti and Marilyn Manson at the Donda 2 listening party in Miami and delves into his relationship with his children.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
After walking through the empty home, Kody, Robyn and their five children gathered in the living room to say a prayer before walking out the doors.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Due to that situation, SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis came out to confront Drew, followed by Cody Rhodes walking out to yell at Drew for what happened to Fatu.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
No Doubt is walking out of the spiderwebs of history and into fresh light, as the iconic band is set to reunite for a concert series in 2026.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
To avoid this – and any costly repairs or replacements–be sure they are unplugged before walking out the door.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
And finally… There Moses Simon and Wilfred Ndidi were, quietly minding their own business and walking out for a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Nigeria, when the tunnel in Bloemfontein’s Toyota Stadium inexplicably turned into an ice rink.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Williams’ family daily told WCBS he was left unsupervised before walking out the school.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
She was even captured cheering as Kelce scored a touchdown, and the two were seen walking out together after the game.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
West is also shown walking out with Playboi Carti and Marilyn Manson at the Donda 2 listening party in Miami and delves into his relationship with his children.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking out
Noun
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The infant first detecting maternal absence, the pet abandoned in an alley, the friend suddenly iced out have all felt the sudden departure of someone who was expected to be there.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The blues poem is frequently poised at the moment of departure, the train pulling away from the station, a life left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With the Rockets up one, Durant fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with two seconds left, picking up his sixth personal foul and exiting the game.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez was captured on surveillance footage exiting the truck and running after Vargas with a handgun.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An artillery shell fired as part of the Marine Corps’ 250-year anniversary celebrations prematurely detonated over Interstate 5 in California Saturday, striking a patrol vehicle with shrapnel, according to the California Highway Patrol.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Carvey’s win places her among a growing number of lottery players turning to artificial intelligence in hopes of boosting their odds of striking it rich.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Coronato leads the club with two goals and three points in the early going.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since Olympic charter flights to Milan will be departing from the New York area, and because the Islanders had been promised an event in February 2026, the possibility of doing a big press availability was discussed as an alternative.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The foundation prevailed over Lund and other departing directors in its drive for immediate, sweeping changes on the board in support of new Chief Executive Officer Maziar Mike Doustdar’s strategy.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But that left him skating off the ice and holding his head, walking through the Capitals’ bench and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Determine family meeting places and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Also on Sunday, Sturm scratched second line center Casey Mittelstadt, moving Pavel Zacha to center and re-inserting Khusnutdinov back into the lineup and onto the second line.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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That said, there was energy for the gap scheme to be the default moving forward.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Walking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20out. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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