Thesaurus results for WALKS

walks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of walk

as in treads

to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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as in strikes

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance

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walks

2 of 2

noun

plural of walk

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

Verb

In walks an attractive similar-aged young lady seeming to require assistance, and that was my pivot point. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 Miller was a surprise add based on his size and raw stuff, not his minor-league stats (41 walks in 52 Triple-A innings the season before). — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Whether Malkovich walks away in many months — the Oscars aren’t until March 2027! — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Suddenly, a man with an aquamarine shirt walks up to the side of the van. — Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Sara, who is nearing her 18th birthday, walks with an arm crutch and wears braces. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Edgewater defensive tackle Wes Hendry walks off the field with cramps. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Also, legal analyst Misty Marris walks us through the Lindsay Clancy case that’s now with the jury. — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

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Yet Chinatown, the oldest canals and quieter walks towards the eastern harbor district all begin just behind the hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 Chicago loaded the bases off Cleveland's Craig Yoho on a pair of walks and a single before Chase Meidroth hit an RBI single, Randal Grichuk had a sacrifice fly and Vargas ripped a single into left off reliever Hunter Gaddis. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The White House had listed his hobbies as playing on the lawn and going on walks. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and Johnson (5-8) gave up one run on six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and Johnson (5-8) gave up one run and six hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 There were more walks than strikeouts and no errors on the final ledger. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Gusto allowed five runs on 10 hits and two walks across 4 2/3 innings, ending what had been a nice stretch. — Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 The left-hander has seven saves, 57 strikeouts and 17 walks in 61 innings. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks

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Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
Speaking of the houseboat, the finale treads some familiar ground for Lewis.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026

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In lower Manhattan and beyond — caught by paparazzi — he can be seen out and about in big sunglasses and tiny shorts, taking leisurely strolls with his fiancée, Zoë Kravitz.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Light pathways with small lanterns to invite evening strolls through the garden.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of strolls

Noun

The report highlights that even as fiber lines are extended into rural areas and billions of federal and state dollars are deployed, affordability and access remain insurmountable barriers for many families.

— Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Preliminary plans call for a gas station with an AM-PM mini-mart building, restrooms and storage areas.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of areas

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Take your time admiring the pristine yachts on the glistening blue water before directing your attention to the posh promenades of Calle Ribera and Muelle Ribera.

— Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
An odd couple—one a goblin squeezed into an improbable trench-coat onesie, a fedora, and high heels—promenades down a steep incline while other strollers come and go.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of promenades

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Erin drapes her white puffy coat over her shoulders, collects the lawyer for Deux Moi who just happens to be her husband, and walks out onto the wet asphalt of Chinatown.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Morris, in a while gauzy dress and bare feet, walks out to a standing ovation.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of walks out

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September transforms open fields, roadsides and mountain meadows into bold, vivid landscapes of brilliant yellows, purples, reds, whites and other hues.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
These rules exactly correspond to the monotone Boolean functions—a function type crucial in fields such as cryptography and voting theory.

— Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026