as in departure
the act of leaving a place
your unexplained walking out like that was rude
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as in exiting
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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2
as in striking
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 walking out
Crystal Gilmore,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Ten minutes later, the outgoing England captain was walking out with Ben Duckett after promoting himself to open the batting in the chase.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
On June 19, Hathaway casually stepped into the frame of her Instagram Reel in a white maxiskirt and matching blouse, dropping her arms to cradle her growing baby bump before walking out of the shot.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 June 2026
Police responded to the home and were met by Mao, covered in blood, walking out of a side gate with holding his phone with his arms and hands raised above his head.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
One had a Karoline Leavitt stand-in perpetually walking out of a press conference, taking off more and more mic packs all the while.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
In May, Goldberg celebrated the Knicks' advancement to the NBA Finals, its first since 1999, by walking out to the set while holding a broom to symbolize the team sweeping the competition.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Millions of women are walking into doctors’ offices with fatigue, anxiety and brain fog and walking out with a thyroid prescription or an antidepressant.
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Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Verb
That meant three rounds of interviews, three onboarding cycles and three rounds of institutional knowledge walking out the door.
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Crystal Gilmore,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Ten minutes later, the outgoing England captain was walking out with Ben Duckett after promoting himself to open the batting in the chase.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt.
—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
On June 19, Hathaway casually stepped into the frame of her Instagram Reel in a white maxiskirt and matching blouse, dropping her arms to cradle her growing baby bump before walking out of the shot.
—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 June 2026
Police responded to the home and were met by Mao, covered in blood, walking out of a side gate with holding his phone with his arms and hands raised above his head.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
One had a Karoline Leavitt stand-in perpetually walking out of a press conference, taking off more and more mic packs all the while.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
In May, Goldberg celebrated the Knicks' advancement to the NBA Finals, its first since 1999, by walking out to the set while holding a broom to symbolize the team sweeping the competition.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Millions of women are walking into doctors’ offices with fatigue, anxiety and brain fog and walking out with a thyroid prescription or an antidepressant.
—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking out
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The moves were meant to reshape the roster to maximize superstar Luka Doncic, who will take the reins with the departure of LeBron James.
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Johnston, Cobbins leaving Johnston’s departure comes just three years after becoming the long-term replacement for former County Administrator Doug Bach, who left the government under an $800,000 separation agreement.
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Asian national teams largely disappointed at the World Cup, with most exiting after the group stage, a stark contrast to African teams' historic success.
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The Ada County Coroner’s Office identified 65-year-old Dawn Hettinger of Nampa as the woman killed after exiting her vehicle on westbound Interstate 84 about 20 miles east of Boise.
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Police are looking for a driver accused of intentionally striking an officer with a vehicle in North Philadelphia Friday night, police say.
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Fast forward to 2020, and Middleton welcomed Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy to Buckingham Palace while wearing a sapphire pendant that bore a striking resemblance to the stone in Diana’s necklace.
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Sweden, especially, seemed content to play conservatively, which forced France to take mediocre shots in the early going.
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The side referee puts up the flag for offside, and this one remains scoreless in the early going.
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The model, 31, was seen departing for the ceremony with boyfriend Bradley Cooper, 51.
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Celebrations began Friday evening and stretched into the early hours of Saturday morning, with stars like Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd seen departing the venue.
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There was a small card with a graphic that pictured Wiley walking in the middle of Bluey and Bingo, two characters from the show.
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Cooler, crisp days make walking the hill towns, wine tasting and dining outdoors far more comfortable than in the baking summer.
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Other variants can haul supplies over difficult terrain or serve as battlefield ambulances when casualties require evacuation.
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An insurance policy’s medical evacuation benefit typically gets you to the nearest adequate facility, not the hospital of your choice back home.
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Why China is moving fast with robot hospitality China has already embraced service robots in hotels, restaurants, airports and public spaces.
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Vibrations from earth-moving equipment could have triggered further collapses, possibly dooming Gil — and his would-be rescuers.
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“Walking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20out. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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