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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
Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Nora, of A Doll’s House, is a wife and mother who walks out on her family, society be damned.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
No one walks out on Cristina Yang!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Jackie then leaves the bathroom and walks out into the streets of Manhattan.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
With each employee who walks out the door, operational decay follows, with remaining employees often disengaging from their work.
—Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Maria Williams, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Nora, of A Doll’s House, is a wife and mother who walks out on her family, society be damned.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
No one walks out on Cristina Yang!
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Jackie then leaves the bathroom and walks out into the streets of Manhattan.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
With each employee who walks out the door, operational decay follows, with remaining employees often disengaging from their work.
—Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks out
Verb
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At 48 seconds, Tommy parks his truck and exits the vehicle.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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Why, Warner Bros’ One Battle After Another, which is the one-eyed giant among the blind with a $23 million domestic opening and equally great critical and audience exits with 95% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, an A CinemaScore and a great 74% definite recommend on PostTrak.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 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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The four-meter-wide telescope can detect faint shifts in light that reveal how plasma moves through the corona, allowing scientists to see the sun in unprecedented detail.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As such, this is a program that will be very interesting to see develop over the coming years and one that the Russian Navy's key adversaries will be watching very closely, as this weapon moves toward operational capability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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The parade departs from the temple, on Tierra Buena Road, and heads onto Butte House Road.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport as a United Airlines airplane departs on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Queen of All Hallows' Eve — who not only throws an all-out shindig for her famous friends but also notoriously goes for broke with her costumes, too — spent all day posting hints about this year's look ahead of the big reveal.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Wild’s power play goes scoreless The Wild gave up a power-play goal in the third period and went 0 for 4 on the power play with three shots on goal, including two scoreless ones in the first period with a chance to extend their lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So who gets the political heat, so to speak, for the cost of electricity?—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The menu gets creative with dishes like Thai shrimp curry with plantains, but the star remains its signature bobó de lagosta, a rich lobster stew and northeastern classic.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Universal opted to spend several scenes with the paranormal investigator whose face peels off in the bathroom mirror — a minor character in the story with a high gore factor.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Walks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walks%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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