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as in treads
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in strolls
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life
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as in promenades
a public place for strolling
San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions
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Recent Examples of walks
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Kenny Chesney walks around office on the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, peering out the floor-to-ceiling windows in search of his skyline barometers—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and one of his favorite places to perform, MetLife Stadium.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Art curator Katie walks through a brutal scene that looks like one of Dawod’s installations bringing the wreckage in Baghdad to life for New Yorkers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Beetle buzzes by with tiny pumpkins perched on top, and Xuanwu, a ground robot carrying a drone, walks ominously in the background.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mother, Alandrea Brown, 26, walks around what remains of their home.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Mamdani walks across Brooklyn Bridge for Manhattan rally Mamdani walked across the Brooklyn Bridge early Monday with state Attorney General Letitia James and others before holding a news conference outside City Hall in Manhattan.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
If Bichette walks, the Jays lose their co-star.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Grande walks the fan away from the group as staff members gather around the two to assist.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Langevin has allowed one run in three games but has issued five walks and Colleran has five strikeouts in four innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
After the diagnosis, Laura and Ladd began taking walks together, and began talking.
—Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Forming new relationships with women of different ages and different walks of life.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
That game came a day after Ohtani set a record by reaching base nine consecutive times on two homers, two doubles and five walks, four of them intentional.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In addition to RBIs, Guerrero led the postseason in OPS and runs and finished second in hits and walks.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Evelyn was out for mile-long walks.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Pages has only managed to get four hits in 43 at-bats this postseason, drawing no walks at the plate and striking out 11 times.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Kenny Chesney walks around office on the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, peering out the floor-to-ceiling windows in search of his skyline barometers—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and one of his favorite places to perform, MetLife Stadium.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Art curator Katie walks through a brutal scene that looks like one of Dawod’s installations bringing the wreckage in Baghdad to life for New Yorkers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025
Beetle buzzes by with tiny pumpkins perched on top, and Xuanwu, a ground robot carrying a drone, walks ominously in the background.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Her mother, Alandrea Brown, 26, walks around what remains of their home.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Mamdani walks across Brooklyn Bridge for Manhattan rally Mamdani walked across the Brooklyn Bridge early Monday with state Attorney General Letitia James and others before holding a news conference outside City Hall in Manhattan.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
If Bichette walks, the Jays lose their co-star.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Grande walks the fan away from the group as staff members gather around the two to assist.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
My nearly two-year-old son recognizes that late-morning stroller walks might be an opportunity for a croissant and makes demands accordingly.
—James Somers, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Langevin has allowed one run in three games but has issued five walks and Colleran has five strikeouts in four innings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
After the diagnosis, Laura and Ladd began taking walks together, and began talking.
—Louis Casiano , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Forming new relationships with women of different ages and different walks of life.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
That game came a day after Ohtani set a record by reaching base nine consecutive times on two homers, two doubles and five walks, four of them intentional.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In addition to RBIs, Guerrero led the postseason in OPS and runs and finished second in hits and walks.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Evelyn was out for mile-long walks.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Pages has only managed to get four hits in 43 at-bats this postseason, drawing no walks at the plate and striking out 11 times.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks
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The album treads through womanhood, partnership, aging and dying, exposing the murky in the mundane.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Merhige treads a very fine line between crafting his own vampire story while also delivering a devious industry send-up, as well as a striking homage to Nosferatu.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Saszy Afroshii, who’s produced for Fave, Qing Madi and Tiwa Savage, says inspiration strikes anywhere in the midst of Lagos’ hustle and bustle, but opportunities aren’t always that easy to find.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Listeners are left to explore the lyrics that echo in their own minds, and that’s the bit that strikes the heaviest chord.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Outside, lush tropical gardens and an expansive evergreen lawn provide ample opportunities for strolls and prime waterfall views, while the heated pool, surrounded by palms towering over chaise lounges, is the perfect spot to unwind and listen to a live band playing in the courtyard.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Wear it for snowy weekend strolls, festive city breaks, Christmas morning outings and all the way up until the icy bleakness of mid-March.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Redefine and streamline your customer engagement and product experience by deploying AI systems in high-impact areas such as order-to-cash, procure‑to‑pay, and supply chain orchestration.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Parks digitally delineated instead of outlined by the contours of our promenades.—
Paul Greenberg,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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Geneva, meanwhile, radiates diplomacy and cosmopolitan grace—its lakeside promenades framed by swans and sailboats, and the Jet d’Eau rising like a silver plume.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Sennott never steps outside the frame to ask what kind of person flocks to the influencer sphere and why, or whether any meaning can be found in such apparently soulless work.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Donovan proposed at Rosewood Miramar Beach in California just steps away from the ocean.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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My son, every morning, walks out with an Inter Miami Messi jersey, 8 years old, and he’s obsessed with him.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And, of course, Amherst had freed Black people, and I was told that there were Black people who were working for the family outside of the house, in the fields and gardens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sixty leading experts from a range of fields, including medicine, public health, criminology, law and the technology sector, convened earlier this year to create an action plan to address the problem.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Walks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walks. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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