1
as in exited
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 struck
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months
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Recent Examples of walked out
Nobody walked out of the door on Pride day with any intentions to minimize our LGBT+ community or any community.
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Liz Crawford, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Per the outlet, the employees walked out in protest earlier this year, also alleging that the franchisee didn't provide safety training.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
On June 10, 2007, Tony Soprano walked into Holsten's diner and never walked out.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
In a nod to her Noughties rom-com glory days, Lopez embraced glam that could have walked out of the early 2000s.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
That's a dramatically higher survival rate than was seen in West Africa in 2014, where only about half of patients walked out of treatment clinics.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Five of them have since been freed as water levels dropped, including four who walked out on their own Saturday just as divers were getting ready to go in and get them.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Wordsworth walked out from Brig on a gloomy day in August, 1790.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Nick Aldis walked out to a huge pop and started WWE’s Euro-tour with a singles match between Jade Cargill and Alexa Bliss.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Liz Crawford, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Per the outlet, the employees walked out in protest earlier this year, also alleging that the franchisee didn't provide safety training.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
On June 10, 2007, Tony Soprano walked into Holsten's diner and never walked out.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
In a nod to her Noughties rom-com glory days, Lopez embraced glam that could have walked out of the early 2000s.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
That's a dramatically higher survival rate than was seen in West Africa in 2014, where only about half of patients walked out of treatment clinics.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 2 June 2026
Five of them have since been freed as water levels dropped, including four who walked out on their own Saturday just as divers were getting ready to go in and get them.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Wordsworth walked out from Brig on a gloomy day in August, 1790.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Nick Aldis walked out to a huge pop and started WWE’s Euro-tour with a singles match between Jade Cargill and Alexa Bliss.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walked out
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Prosecutors said the woman exited the train, but Thorn followed her, groped her and forcibly kissed her before pulling down his pants and exposed himself to her.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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When Jones exited Sunday, rookie Riley Leonard took over, completing 18 of 29 passes for 145 yards with one interception and a rushing touchdown in the loss.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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The deal was struck just before Edmonds and King were set to appear before a judge.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two countries two years ago.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Williams then moved Anthony to her bed and threw water at him, waking him only for a brief moment.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Steelers, who moved into sole possession of first place in the AFC North with their 27-22 win over the Baltimore Ravens last week, are 7-6 and battling for a spot in the playoffs.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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There, Ba Pace performed songs from his catalog, including some off Midnight Maroon, for anyone who walked by.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2025
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The man walked around the desk, pointed the gun at the judge and repeatedly shot him.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Matt Cameron has departed from Pearl Jam.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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Jadon Sancho has departed, Mykhailo Mudryk is still suspended, and Geovany Quenda is only 17.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Arasheben went downtown, knocked on doors and found somebody to make it for $37,000.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Just one minute later, Heung-min ran through the Czechia back line and had another open look, but this shot went wide of the goal to the left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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In North Texas’ first World Cup match since 1994, Japan got a late equalizer to battle to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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The Knicks got almost nothing out of their bench for three quarters.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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The region in May pulled out of a funding agreement that had been more than a decade in the making, leaving the future of the I-77 toll expansion project uncertain.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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The officer followed inside and told Morales to leave, but Morales allegedly pulled out a folding knife and pointed it at the officer, according to police.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Walked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20out. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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