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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
Amy Harmon, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Twelve minutes later, a couple walking out of Urban Mo’s was struck in their upper bodies.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Democrats threaten a walkout Democrats say Republicans should come to the table to discuss a power-sharing arrangement for the chamber.
—Dana Ferguson, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Several dozen demonstrators filled the committee room on Wednesday before walking out together as Ms. Scott introduced the proposal, local news reports said.
—Amy Harmon, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Twelve minutes later, a couple walking out of Urban Mo’s was struck in their upper bodies.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Hewitt was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 — with President Richard Nixon as the guest speaker.
2022: Chicago Public Schools students staged a walkout over the return to in-person learning amid lackluster COVID precautions.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Democrats threaten a walkout Democrats say Republicans should come to the table to discuss a power-sharing arrangement for the chamber.
—Dana Ferguson, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Following a meeting with top US diplomat Marco Rubio last Sunday, Mulino said Panama would exit China’s Belt and Road infrastructure drive – a blow for Beijing, which had celebrated Panama as the first country in Latin America to join the program.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The three were arguing over a parking spot, when one of the men pulled a gun and opened fire, striking Hughes in the stomach, according to ABC Eyewitness News.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Always sanitize surfaces after exposure to raw meat, flooding damage, or after a cold has struck your household.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But this move now primes them to break the long drought and be much more formidable moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Royal Caribbean’s stock has already gained nearly 16% so far this year, after moving 78% higher in 2024 and rallying 162% in 2023.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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The defensive midfielder, 36, last featured for Villarreal during the 2023-24 season and looks to have walked away from football by taking up a career in a whole other sport.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Drake continued his tour tradition of walking through the crowd to get to the stage.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The proceeds from these sales go toward settling the taxpayer's debt to the government.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Karla Sofía Gascón's troubles started before her tweets went public.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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So Cassidy pulled out and read aloud definitive scientific conclusions that vaccines don’t cause autism.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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But once the plane was airborne, the board staff said, it could have been pulled out of a sudden stall if the crew had applied emergency power and lowered its nose.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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