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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
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
About six minutes later, video shows Patel paying for his purchase and walking out the door after pausing to speak with an employee for more than 20 seconds.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 18 July 2025
Despite setbacks — including talks of a walkout, which stalled when leadership got wind of the strategic move — the cheerleaders remained steadfast in their pursuit.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Verb
During the season 1 finale, she can be seen at the debutante ball, walking out of the liquor store in season 2.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
About six minutes later, video shows Patel paying for his purchase and walking out the door after pausing to speak with an employee for more than 20 seconds.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Delaying the process with a walkout would require strong participation by most of the party's caucus, and could carry steep financial costs.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 18 July 2025
Despite setbacks — including talks of a walkout, which stalled when leadership got wind of the strategic move — the cheerleaders remained steadfast in their pursuit.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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Southbound drivers can exit to westbound 141st Street but can’t go east.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the bullet exited Welch's head, and that same bullet hit Palmer, a bystander who was attempting to act as a peacemaker, Worthy said.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Waymo struck a partnership with Toyota to integrate its autonomy suite into Toyota passenger cars for personal autonomy.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then on September 21, Israel struck Al-Zeitoun school, northern Gaza.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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In June, Bojangles moved into its $5.7 million, 61,448-square-foot headquarters at 500 Forest Point Circle in south Charlotte, less than 2 miles from the former 23,693-square-foot office at 9432 Southern Pine Blvd.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Karros singled twice, walked and made a fine leaping snag at third base.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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Her family escaped unscathed, but Raha expressed concern for her three children, who were walking from bystander to bystander offering pizza slices while waiting to hear if anything was salvagable.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His enhanced role will see the character departing from previous depictions.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new company announced is post-merger executive roster Monday amid a flurry of reports of departing Paramount Global execs from co-CEOs Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins to streaming chief Tom Ryan.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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In their first matchup, Indiana pulled out a home victory over the Mercury, 107-101, back on July 30.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the episode, Noem references the real-life dog shooting in a fictional ICE recruiting video, and caps off every scene by pulling out a gun and killing a different puppy.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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