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as in exits
to leave a place often for another
we simply walked out after waiting half an hour for someone to come and serve us
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Recent Examples of walks out
The woman stands and walks out.
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Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Mitchell Robinson, relegated to a diminished role this season under Brown, walks out of the building.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Bama pitcher Vic Moten apparently got all those walks out of her system in the first inning.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
The episode ends as John walks out among Carolyn’s cries.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Saoirse walks out of that meeting, threatening to quit.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
Go to feel the ground shake and the sky roar when Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks out to bat.
—Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Video of his arrest shows an armored vehicle parked in the front yard as Abugharbieh walks out the front door with his hands up and a bath towel tied around his waist.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Mitchell Robinson, relegated to a diminished role this season under Brown, walks out of the building.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Bama pitcher Vic Moten apparently got all those walks out of her system in the first inning.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
The episode ends as John walks out among Carolyn’s cries.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Saoirse walks out of that meeting, threatening to quit.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
Go to feel the ground shake and the sky roar when Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks out to bat.
—Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks out
Verb
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Park then exits the hotel, where a school bus is picking up students from the event.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Mosley was fired after five years and three consecutive first-round playoff exits with Orlando.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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The service The service strikes an ideal balance between polished and personal, all without being overly stuffy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Drone strikes on the UAE are still occurring sporadically, but the wide-scale alerts of the early conflict have ceased — along with the associated distress.—
Melanie Swan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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As the federal government’s immigration crackdown moves closer to the Bay Area, about 100 people gathered Saturday afternoon at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in East San Jose to protest plans to build a detention center in Gilroy.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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The Boroughs stars Molina as Sam Cooper, a retired engineer who moves to the village after the death of his wife.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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McCarthy and Hunter Goodman drew walks off Houser, Willi Castro delivered an RBI single, and Sterling Thompson took one for the team, getting plunked by Houser with the bases loaded.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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In the third, La Mirada used a single and two walks to load the bases with two outs but Escobar escaped when shortstop Angie Jimenez snagged a line drive.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Lewandowski departs on the same day Rashford’s loan deal ends as well, meaning there’s a vacant number 9 spot though that could be filled by Julian Alvarez.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The train, which departs every Wednesday, is limited to 22 passengers and everyone is guaranteed a window seat.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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With enough optimization and intervention, their argument goes, the body can be manipulated into becoming fully knowable, mastered, perfect.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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At Tuckernuck, Americana charm goes hand in hand with sweat-ready formulations — serving up looks for the studio, the nail salon, and every setting in between.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Economic forum The attacks came as the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF, a major business event known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s version of Davos, gets underway in the city on Wednesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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For people managing diabetes or tracking metabolic health, a CGM that peels off in the shower, slides loose during a workout or catches on a doorframe means lost data, gaps in glucose readings and an expensive replacement.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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The Bioré® Paint & Peel Pimple Patch solves this problem with its innovative formula that goes on like a liquid spot treatment and peels off like a pimple patch.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Walks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walks%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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