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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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Recent Examples of walk out
Verb
Officers encountered Spencer walking out of the property and arrested him on suspicion of burglary, the department told Fox News Digital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Cuban diplomats present at the assembly then walked out of the room. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
In Netanyahu’s appearance before the General Assembly, he was met with a mix of cheers, boos and mass walkouts, according to the Associated Press. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Netanyahu on Thursday addressed the UN General Assembly amid a walkout by some delegates inside the hall. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
  • Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Harris was driving a 2014 Buick Enclave south near Sandy Ridge Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and left the roadway, striking the guardrail, becoming airborne and overturning, the report says.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Shots also struck the wall of a nursery their small children were in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There are about a million moving parts, and everybody involved is an outsized character.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some of my earliest memories are walking down the aerobridge with mum and getting to visit the flight deck.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kenita Lloyd, will depart just short of five years of service at the end of 2026, according to an internal memo obtained by The News and two sources.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Smith departed the network in March 2024 after 12 years, with a send-off on NBC’s Today.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As previously reported, the Laneway shows in Perth and Adelaide have been scaled back and will go ahead as sideshows.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Many of those conversations went viral or became news in their own right.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In keeping with the concept, this Lee gets more of his own arc, driven by his own decisions and developed enough to rival his employers for the center of the show.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The performer who got his start in local Atlanta comedy clubs is currently crisscrossing the United States on tour.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • To kick off the show, then, Madge had to pull out all of the stops—including a fabulous stage wardrobe, styled by her longtime collaborator Rita Melssen.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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