walkouts

plural of walkout
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 He, too, faced walkouts and many empty seats in the vast hall that holds delegations from almost two hundred member states. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026 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 Huber was there for the astronaut walkouts for the last flights of both Challenger and Columbia, remembering the smiles on the faces of people so excited for their trips into space. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Celebrity walkouts have become a regular feature of Wallen’s stadium shows, and DeJean is now the latest in a very long line of prominent athletes and sports figures to get the honor. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Many are organizing walkouts, launching climate campaigns, advocating for mental health resources and pushing for change in our community. — Rob Moore, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 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 The same groups organized walkouts in 2024 and 2025. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Hundreds of South African garment workers have staged walkouts to protest the mass firing of co-workers from neighboring countries like Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, warning that rising anti-immigrant sentiment could jeopardize the livelihoods of both locals and migrants. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkouts
strikes
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  • The strikes marked a sharp escalation in fighting between the two South Asian countries and risked further complicating international efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Mets used an opener, left-hander Jefry Yan, and four pitchers behind him, more than one of whom had trouble throwing strikes.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Walkouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkouts. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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