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as in to exit
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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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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Recent Examples of walk out
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The mayor walked out, leaving Indigo fuming.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The tentative agreement, which includes a 24% increase over three years, was the final milestone needed to avert a walkout, after the union representing teachers and another representing administrators struck deals on Sunday.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Verb
All of that baggage walked into Detroit with them, and none of it walked out.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The mayor walked out, leaving Indigo fuming.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
Netflix employees took part in both physical and digital walkouts to protest the special.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
The tentative agreement, which includes a 24% increase over three years, was the final milestone needed to avert a walkout, after the union representing teachers and another representing administrators struck deals on Sunday.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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Evans then exited the home barefoot and shirtless, wearing athletic shorts.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, Pascal had exited, Bateman joined the cast, and the creative direction shifted to an original concept.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The incident was captured on camera by a freelance news videographer and appeared to show Evans acting calm and raising his hands in the air when an officer fired a bean bag round that struck him in the stomach, dropping him to the ground.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The employee was taking an order in the drive-through line when Peavey approached her from behind and struck her with the brick.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hortiz acknowledged working the phones in order to add picks and/or move back in the draft order.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After stabbing Smith, the woman walked east on Eastern Parkway to the Sutter Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Lambert finished with a two-hitter, striking out eight, walking three and hitting one batter.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Starting second baseman Willi Castro departed after three innings because of pain in the patella tendon in his right knee.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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United currently aim to make four major signings, including an experienced striker and a left-back, with Tyrell Malacia departing and Luke Shaw needing to be rested more given the addition of midweek games.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As propaganda goes, the patriotic programming was benign.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Murakami connected for a two-run home run to right, which went 425 feet, in the fifth inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Five hours before the puck dropped, the get-in price was $239 for a ticket in the top row of the arena.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both Ponds and Glenn were undersized cornerbacks who both love to get physical.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Charged with pulling out of Mary the hurt inside, Coel exquisitely performs the task with the precision of an elite surgeon.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Upon first sighting, the eyes of children boarding the ship widen in excitement, and adults pull out their smartphones to snap photos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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