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Definition of walk outnext
as in strike
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in

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Verb
Japan is also now the cheapest place to walk out of an Apple Store with a new iPhone. Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Kids walk out with the players and stand by their side while each country’s national anthem is played. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Noun
The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026 On a warm and sunny day in January, dozens of students staged a walkout to protest the immigration crackdowns by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in the Bay Area. Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
  • Following a consultation with Groeschner, Schmitt exited the game and slowly walked off the field.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Iran remains incentivized to exercise maximum control over shipping traffic entering and exiting the oil-rich region.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • One thing that’s striking in the book is the importance of the women in your life — especially your mom and your wife.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Thekla then strikes Nightingale with the microphone and attempts to hit her with the championship belt, but Nightingale knocks her away.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Russia has used ports such as Astrakhan and Olya to move military cargo between Iran and Russia, according to analysts.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The annual judging is done by examining the photos of the works, given that the medium, blackboards, can’t be moved easily.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Graham said, in one case, staff helped arrange transportation after a school required a young mother to walk more than a mile to a bus stop while carrying her baby, books and backpack.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Its robotics exhibits ranged from humanoids that could walk, run and manipulate objects to quadrupeds and mobile rovers built for difficult terrain.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Fans were in horror before going quiet as Aubrey Edwards called for the bell.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Tessarion’s always there and there’s a love and a deep appreciation that goes both ways with them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The 17 passengers and crew who lived told investigators everyone survived the landing, but many passengers struggled to locate life vests and the crew had a difficult time pulling out life rafts.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • While the Republicans leaned on a long-time political loyalty from law enforcement, Democrats pulled out on the stops in an effort to convince attendees to vote for the person, not the party.
    Rachel Royster July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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