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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
Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reed walks out of the courtroom with a smarmy look on his face.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
High school students across New York reportedly planned a mass walkout event to protest trans inclusion in girls' sports back in October, according to The New York Post.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Verb
At an Arab League summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2023, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, walked out of the meeting before a speech by Mr. al-Assad, signaling his country’s stance.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Reed walks out of the courtroom with a smarmy look on his face.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
The walkout lower level features a theater room and a wet bar.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
High school students across New York reportedly planned a mass walkout event to protest trans inclusion in girls' sports back in October, according to The New York Post.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for walk out
Verb
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden will exit the Capitol grounds by plane after the transfer of power and return to private life.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The video struck a chord with many gaining millions of views on the app.—
Alice Gibbs,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Meta struck a multiyear deal with Reuters last year.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The road was so clogged with panicked residents that traffic was barely moving, Ms. Horowitz said, and an emergency responder told everyone to abandon their vehicles and flee toward the beach on foot.—
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Doubs eventually walked off the field and to the locker room with two trainers assisting him.—
Jelani Scott,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety 2 hours ago Trump’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Melvin succeeded Hoda Kotb, who announced her plan to depart last year and had her last day on Friday.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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And his route on two of them could be best described as, hey, just go find some space.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He’s got quite a fastball and has some creativity to him.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead of taking a three-score lead in that game, the Lions failed to get a first down.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Tsarukyan pulled out of the main event, where he was supposed to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight championship.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Several insurers have pulled out of California in recent years — and in these Los Angeles wildfires, the insured losses area on track to reach $30 billion or more.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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