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as in to exit
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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as in strike
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
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Recent Examples of walk out
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
However, on June 2, Dunne put on his street clothes and walked out of the hospital, without being stopped by any staff, according to the lawsuit.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The walkout by members of Local 788 and Local 766 comes amid soaring profits for Lockheed, which made $24 billion over the past three years and paid its CEO $66 million.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Verb
This is no longer the uptight atmosphere where John Adams was angrily booed and where people noisily walked out as Zubin Mehta premiered major new works by Olivier Messiaen and Iannis Xenakis.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
However, on June 2, Dunne put on his street clothes and walked out of the hospital, without being stopped by any staff, according to the lawsuit.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
Noun
The union that represents engineers on its commuter trains has threatened a walkout as soon as Friday if a contract deal is not reached.
—James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The walkout by members of Local 788 and Local 766 comes amid soaring profits for Lockheed, which made $24 billion over the past three years and paid its CEO $66 million.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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Four other transfer quarterbacks also exited with years to spare.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Fischer explained that she's heard a narrative that the show declined in quality about halfway through its run, which lasted from 2005 until 2013, and that the sitcom struggled once series lead Steve Carell exited during season 7.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Bullets fired by the on-duty officer struck Mitchell, police said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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The 29-year-old man was not struck by the gunfire, but he was bitten by a police dog and shocked with a Taser when police caught and arrested him, San Diego police homicide Lt. Lou Maggi said.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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When New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza intentionally walked a pinch-hitting Freddie Freeman in front of him in a tie game in the eighth inning, there wasn’t much consternation.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Among the photos were shots of Sophia, 24, and Dante, 21, walking down a street with Scotty trailing at their heels, a selfie of Meloni and the pup and a video of Scotty rolling around on the floor.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The 26-year-old England full-back will depart Anfield after nine years with the first team that brought 352 appearances, 23 goals, 86 assists and eight domestic, European and world trophies.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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After the ceremony ended, Trump quickly departed to play a round of golf.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Looking back, how the 31-year-old forward even played that game against Portland and eventually helped the San Antonio Spurs win their first National Basketball Association title may go down as a much more remarkable feat.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Some comforters can go right into the wash with no problem, while others need some extra or different care.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The unidentified suspect and bus driver immediately got into an argument, during which the suspect pulled out a wrench and struck the MTA employee on the forehead.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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Her goal sparked a big comeback as Providence erased a 1-0 halftime deficit and pulled out a 3-1 victory over St. Laurence in the Class 2A Kankakee Sectional championship game.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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