WALKAWAYS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

walkaways

noun

plural of walkaway

as in runaways

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Offering help to located runaways Each runaway who is located is offered services specific to their needs and circumstances.

— Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026

Definition of runaways

Noun

The debris created by the various landslides have also blocked nine hydropower tunnels in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, trapping 933 workers from Nepal, South Korea and China.

— Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of landslides

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The hottest team this side of Philadelphia is in Kansas City, where the Royals have won eight in a row, thanks to consecutive sweeps of the A’s and Tigers.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent sweeps have focused on payment terminals at stores and ATMs where skimming activity is suspected.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweeps

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The Article Labor Day sale ranks high among my favorite furniture blowouts to shop, especially during a time when there’s no shortage of genuinely good deals.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
There is also a sliding points scale tied to IRL points allowed, which starts at 10 points for shutouts and drops to -10 for blowouts.

— Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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