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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
Nora, of A Doll’s House, is a wife and mother who walks out on her family, society be damned.
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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
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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Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, high-profile exits at firms like Lamb Weston and Kohl’s occurred amid mounting pressure, while at Boeing, Nike, Stellantis, and Hertz, CEOs departed before an active campaign ever materialized.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Unless Congress somehow strikes an agreement to fund the government by Thursday, Hjaltalin and millions of other Californians will not get their next month’s SNAP benefits starting next week.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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The agency reported that lightning most often strikes people who participate in outdoor recreational activities or work outside.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The country’s instant payments system, Pix, introduced by the central bank in 2020, now moves more money than credit and debit cards combined.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those rulings will shape whether the prosecution moves toward trial or stalls amid continuing questions about politics, process, and prosecutorial independence.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The more experienced steppers intertwine the basics with spins, walks and more.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kaufman closes the door, and Beer walks away, visibly upset.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after the yacht departs, Lo, who is staying in cabin 8, enters cabin 10, which is directly next to hers.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Oversize bags must still be checked in before a flight departs.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Same goes for their boss, Jason Kidd.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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These two puzzles are both relevant to the fundamental properties and constituents of the Universe, but as far as the resolution goes, that will have to await our scientific future.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Lazio at the weekend, the algorithm gets kinder.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 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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