WALKED AWAY FROM Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

walked away from

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past tense of walk away from

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to cause to remain behind She decided to walk away from her job to go back to school.

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Recent Examples of walked away from All those junior-level professionals who walked away from the industry because of burnout, stagnant wages. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Seeking Cuba’s return to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank — institutions Havana walked away from in the early 1960s. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 A lot of people walked away from the Yankee shows wondering how the Nas moment came together. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 July 2026 Netflix walked away from the deal after WBD's board deemed a revised bid by Paramount to be a superior offer. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Miguel Banuelos, a prisoner who walked away from Washington Ridge Conservation Camp in California and was captured in Tijuana, Mexico, was reported at large again after a Mexican magistrate released him, officials said. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 Jermaine Lewis, who would be fatally shot, approached De Barros, and the two walked away from the group. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 Steve Ballmer walked away from Microsoft’s C-suite and into the Clippers, pouring more than $4 billion into the team and its new arena. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 July 2026 Las Vegas police said ICE agents attempted to detain the man but walked away from the arrest. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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“Walked away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20away%20from. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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