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noun

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
Verb
Police deployed tear gas and the man eventually walked out of an apartment around 4:20 a.m. holding a 1-year-old boy and waving a gun, police said. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 People walk out of the Morgan Stanley global headquarters in Manhattan on March 20, 2025 in New York City. Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
McNeese State senior Amir Khan, however, has gone viral for leading the team’s tunnel walkouts, with a boom box, before games. Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 Around 55 students at Patch Middle School in Stuttgart, Germany, staged the walkout on Tuesday afternoon, the same day Hegseth visited Kelley Barracks, a U.S. military installation in the city. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walk out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
  • While stocks may continue their short-term celebration, the long-term sustainability of this rally is being undermined by something few are talking about: a major foreign holder of U.S. debt may be exiting the market in protest.
    Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Wong remained in the game to finish the inning but soon exited.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Several aftershocks have since struck nearby, including one of 6.4-magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey.
    Ross Adkin, Alex Stambaugh and Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared a state of emergency in six regions -- Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, northeastern Shan State, Nay Pyi Taw and Bago – after the earthquake struck the country, followed by a series of aftershocks.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The company intended to move the drug into late-stage testing, which is generally the last phase of development before a company submits the potential treatment to government regulators for approval.
    Time, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Dream Pairs Fisherman Sandals $30 $26 at Amazon Last summer, celebrity mom Katie Holmes made a splash walking around Manhattan in fisherman sandals.
    Claudia Fisher, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Fields and Wilson departed this offseason, while backup Skylar Thompson was signed and Rudolph returned, possibly starting if the Steelers don't sign Rodgers and make a big trade.
    Ryan Deto, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • King said records show the plane arrived there March 22 and departed the day of the crash.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • His scorecard was spectacular in the early going with six consecutive threes marked on his scorecard.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • An Astros fan was relocated to different seats after ripping a baseball out of Mike Trout’s glove on a foul ball that went into the first row of the right-field seats.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This refreshing serum gets its tingle from peppermint and tea tree, which works with caffeine to invigorate the scalp and maximize the absorption of the formula’s peptides.
    Emily Orofino, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Buttery, flaky croissants peak through and get nice and toasty in the oven.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Weezer were added to the Coachella lineup as a last-minute surprise over the weekend, alongside Ed Sheeran, as acts including FKA Twigs had to pull out of the event.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • If international investors decide to pull out of U.S. assets, that will hit bonds and the dollar alike.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025

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