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as in treads
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in strolls
a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure
we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life
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as in promenades
a public place for strolling
San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks
Noun
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This means such lunar areas would present fewer technical challenges for accessing local resources compared to the more extreme conditions at the moon's crater-riddled poles, the researchers say.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025 -
The researchers found that temperatures at the spacecraft's landing site fluctuated dramatically, even among areas that are very close to each other.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Last July, the Unified Government voted to adopt a revenue-neutral budget, forgoing more than $14 million in potential property tax revenue and resulting in budget cuts across government departments and programs.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Despite this, individual departments are the ultimate arbiter of these return-to-office exceptions.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Mar. 2025
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Mass them along walkways and outside windows where their color will brighten the winter landscape.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
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Venetian authorities took pains to keep their city walkable, widening streets when necessary and keeping walkways, including canal banks, free of obstacles.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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As one of the few original Squid Game cast members returning for the second season, Wi Ha-joon will continue his quest as the police officer Hwang Jun-ho, who is desperate to find his missing brother and ultimately wanders into the sadistic games.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Back in the woods, a band of militiamen wanders up to Jamie, beating the living daylights out of Lord John, and intervenes.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And so the entire experience was designed to help people understand what these three realms mean to them.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
23 Dec. 2024
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In these realms, Archaea—microorganisms similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from, bacteria—thrive.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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This issue might have nightmarish consequences in such sensitive domains as medicine, defense or law enforcement.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Balancing Safety With Efficiency Agentic architectures are seen as the future in highly sensitive and dynamic environments, such as healthcare or autonomous vehicles because these domains require specialized knowledge and decision-making skills that can’t be covered by large generic models.—
Julius Černiauskas,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Jan. 2025
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Oncologists have had a head start on translating somatic-mutation science into practice, but doing the same in other specialties—including mine—may prove challenging.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Walks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walks. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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