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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
Bama pitcher Vic Moten apparently got all those walks out of her system in the first inning.
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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
Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.
—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
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
Readers meet Anne, who walks out of Eden not out of rebellion but love.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks out
Verb
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For the players and coaches these days, exits are the business.—
Mac Engel
April 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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Much of that oil exits the gulf through the Strait of Hormuz to reach customers around the world, but Iran has blocked it to enemies.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Images emerging from Tel Aviv today show damage across the Israeli city, following Iranian ballistic missile strikes early this morning.—
Max Burman,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Buehler took the mound in the third having allowed just a single and having thrown 36 pitches, 22 of them strikes.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The man, wearing a yellow shirt and black shorts, walks up to the woman and immediately swings the hammer at her head.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lily Heckathorn dominated in the circle in three innings of work, allowing not hits or walks and striking out nine batters in a perfect game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under President Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And how a couple goes from competition to partnership.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those cabins are where most of the attention goes.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Who's responsible when AI gets it wrong?—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As her mother, Linda Emond's Susan gets only a few moments to shine — and milks every single one for all its worth, doling out wince-worthy advice rooted in real (if outdated) wisdom, as many mothers do.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 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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The impressive North American tree, thriving in growing zones 4 through 8, is renowned for its unique gray bark that peels off in shaggy plates.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
21 Jan. 2026
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