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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
  • Emergency crews on the ground and in helicopters are scouring the Karakoram mountain range for the 10 climbers, including one American, who are believed to be have been on 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak when an avalanche struck around midday Thursday.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 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
  • This was on full display last September when Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked side by side at a military parade in Beijing – a show of unity among authoritarians.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Beth Sightler walked me around her working-class neighborhood in the Old North End.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 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
  • With a new vehicle secured, the couple pull out onto the street.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • At least eight people have been pulled out alive, officials said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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