1
as in stepped
to go on foot
I walked slowly to school
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as in struck
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance
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Recent Examples of walked
Travis Kelce walked on the field toward the Kansas City Chiefs’ sideline, just a few steps away from the tunnel that would take him to the postgame locker room.
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Gyllenhaal walked the red carpet with longtime girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The father-son duo previously walked the carpet at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
In the Asakusa store, a customer walked past.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Tonight's host, Nate Bargatze walked the red carpet with his wife, Laura Bargatze.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Parent Trap stars Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter walked the 2025 Emmys red carpet together.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
That was the day her father, who had walked her down the aisle 24 hours earlier, sent her a text message that changed everything.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
In the summer of 1969 — weeks before the first humans walked on the moon — Manabe and Bryan recreated the Earth.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Gyllenhaal walked the red carpet with longtime girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The father-son duo previously walked the carpet at the 95th Academy Awards in 2023.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
In the Asakusa store, a customer walked past.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Tonight's host, Nate Bargatze walked the red carpet with his wife, Laura Bargatze.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Parent Trap stars Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter walked the 2025 Emmys red carpet together.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
That was the day her father, who had walked her down the aisle 24 hours earlier, sent her a text message that changed everything.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked
Verb
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Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hiedeman stepped around a defender and scored on a scoop.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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The story struck a nerve with readers, who didn’t mince words.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Suki Waterhouse, too, strolled around in the P-6000’s all-white style with jeans and a button-up, and Kylie Jenner chose the shoe in a pure white colorway to round out her gym attire.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the third quarter, Fields pushed through the goal line on a 2-yard run, and sauntered into the end zone untouched on a fourth-and-goal bootleg call in the fourth quarter that worked beautifully.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Walked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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