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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
Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Teamsters accuse of ignoring a Dec. 15 deadline to begin contract negotiations, prompting the walkout.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 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
Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of Cornell University’s Worker Institute, said the walkouts were an opportunity for the Teamsters to demonstrate the depth of support for unionizing in warehouses and to draw in more workers.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Teamsters accuse of ignoring a Dec. 15 deadline to begin contract negotiations, prompting the walkout.
—Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Suggs exited the game to applause from the fans at Scotiabank Arena.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Flowers exited with a pronounced limp, had a brief stay in the blue medical tent and then retreated to the locker room with team doctors.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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Last year, Tesla shareholders approved a proposal to move the company’s corporate listing to the Lone Star State.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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Prosecutor Hogan walked before the jury box holding a photo of the little boy that was taken on his first day of kindergarten, a few weeks before he was shot to death.Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2025
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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
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But there’s also no shame going with the sidekick, who proved his mettle after 10 games out by not missing a single defensive beat.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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There was hardly a fashionable progressive cause on which Trudeau didn’t go all-in.The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Around that same time, Reigns pulled out of WrestleMania 36 due to his concerns about exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic.Katie Mannion, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Late last week, first Neos pulled out of the talks and soon after the conservatives and Social Democrats announced the talks had failed.Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Walk out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walk%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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