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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
Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Back in Malone, a meeting was quietly held Thursday night between a state prison official and striking officers outside Bare Hill, a correctional facility that drew attention earlier that day when officers walked out and four emergency response teams were called in.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The high school junior did not initially seek to organize the walkout.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some booed, others began walking out of the House chamber.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Back in Malone, a meeting was quietly held Thursday night between a state prison official and striking officers outside Bare Hill, a correctional facility that drew attention earlier that day when officers walked out and four emergency response teams were called in.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
There was also a curious walkout basement beneath a deck on the front of the building, which Mr. Lewinger could use as a ceramics studio.
—Tim McKeough, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The high school junior did not initially seek to organize the walkout.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
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Security camera footage showed the two suspects entering the apartment building at about 4:24 p.m. Monday and going to the door of the apartment, then exiting from a rear staircase at approximately 4:30 p.m., according to the incident report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Before exiting, Congressman Maxwell Frost also had a parting look.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
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When storms strike, millions of users visit PowerOutage.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although there is always uncertainty about a prediction of displays of the aurora, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center knows the characteristics of a CME when its particles strike the sensors of the DSCOVR and ACE satellites, which orbit Earth about a million miles out.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Re-signing two of their own free agents, defensive tackle Kevin Givens and running back Patrick Taylor Jr., to one-year deals didn’t move the enthusiasm needle much, either.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The legislative session moves fast — lawmakers have only two months each year to better the lives of Floridians.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The downtown area skirts the north end of Skaneateles Lake, with people walking their dogs past local boutiques, window-shopping, and browsing restaurant menus.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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New York clawed back, however, to break a tie between the two teams that walked onto the FedEx Forum floors with identical records on Friday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Now, the beloved brand is entering a new phase: departing from the L’Oréal umbrella to be independently-owned once again.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Mar. 2025
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United 5690 had departed Springfield, Missouri, en route to Houston at 4:48 p.m. and made an emergency landing an hour and 40 minutes later at Waco Regional Airport.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump himself has gone all in on the crypto industry of late—even releasing his own memecoin, $TRUMP.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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February 4 Trump's new 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports to the U.S. still go into effect.—
TIME,
TIME,
8 Mar. 2025
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Nick Crain,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Watkins made some bad decisions in traffic, and the Bruins were able to get away with some contact in the paint.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s also been New York’s savior during a turbulent period since Jan. 1, pulling out late-game heroics several times over the last few weeks to help the Knicks stay slotted in the No. 3 spot in the East.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Park rangers, firefighters, scientists – all of these people, whose purpose is to serve everyday Americans, have had the rug pulled out from under them.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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