walk away from

phrase

Synonyms of walk away fromnext
1
: to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon
2
: to survive (an accident) with little or no injury
3
: to outrun or get the better of without difficulty

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The complaint implies the combined company is dominant in a market that viewers are walking away from. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 A little less than half an hour in, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman looked down at his mobile phone, and then stood up and walked away from the dais where he had been seated behind a table along with other NASA officials. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026 In reality, walking away from another person often solves one problem while creating others. — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 The heated rhetoric has infuriated and astonished most Canadians; in a recent poll, seventy-six per cent supported the decision of the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, to walk away from trade talks with Washington. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk away from

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