as in strikes
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 walkouts
Less through walkouts and more through people feeling like the pendulum swings back, and organizations are trying to hire again.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The bargaining unit made good on that threat on March 17, with union members holding walkouts and rallies in both New York City and San Francisco.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Hoosiers Rise tallied 150 walkouts across the state.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
His Venice entry triggered multiple walkouts in Sonoma, though, especially during a scene featuring the always solid Oscar Isaac getting tortured.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2026
Schnabel — who watched the film near the front of the theater while sitting with pal Tom Waits, the musician and sometime actor who lives in Sonoma County — addressed the walkouts immediately as the post-film discussion moderated by Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez began.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
In February, the schools at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park were among dozens of schools where students organized walkouts in metro Detroit and Michigan.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
All of this negativity led to poor fundamentals and poor stock prices, which led to leadership changes and employee walkouts.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Similar walkouts were recently staged by students at neighboring high schools in Valparaiso and Portage, and several in Lake County.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
The bargaining unit made good on that threat on March 17, with union members holding walkouts and rallies in both New York City and San Francisco.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Hoosiers Rise tallied 150 walkouts across the state.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
His Venice entry triggered multiple walkouts in Sonoma, though, especially during a scene featuring the always solid Oscar Isaac getting tortured.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2026
Schnabel — who watched the film near the front of the theater while sitting with pal Tom Waits, the musician and sometime actor who lives in Sonoma County — addressed the walkouts immediately as the post-film discussion moderated by Sundance Film Festival Director Eugene Hernandez began.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
In February, the schools at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park were among dozens of schools where students organized walkouts in metro Detroit and Michigan.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 25 Mar. 2026
All of this negativity led to poor fundamentals and poor stock prices, which led to leadership changes and employee walkouts.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Similar walkouts were recently staged by students at neighboring high schools in Valparaiso and Portage, and several in Lake County.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkouts
strikes
Noun
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The right-handed Bird got ahead of pinch-hitter Graham Pauley with two quick strikes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tehran has continued strikes on economic and infrastructure targets in the neighboring Gulf region, including Kuwait's oil headquarters.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Walkouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkouts. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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