walking out 1 of 2

noun

as in departure
the act of leaving a place your unexplained walking out like that was rude

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walking out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of walk out
1
as in exiting
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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2
as in striking
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands the salesclerks walked out upon learning of the second pay cut in six months

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Recent Examples of walking out
Verb
Half your workforce could be one better offer away from walking out the door. — Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The shocking video showed the bold theft and the criminals walking out with the cash machine. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Surveillance footage showed the driver walking out of the camera’s view with the package, heading toward a unit a few doors away. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 The response is already struggling to keep pace even without the threat of healthcare workers walking out in protest. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was seen walking out of the dugout with pace to clearly say something to the other side, and that sparked the scrum near the dish. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The video then shows Respers walking out of the store to his vehicle and leaving the scene. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Last year, the 49ers traded Samuel for a fifth-round draft pick to the Washington Commanders, the franchise that Brandon Aiyuk has unsuccessfully angled to join since walking out on the 49ers last season. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walking out
  1. departure
  2. exiting
  3. striking
  4. going
  5. departing
  6. walking
  7. evacuation
  8. moving
Noun
  • Katseye’s departure from Daisy Chain Fields comes while the group, which debuted as a six-member group, remains down two singers.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Compared, say, with the 1990s here, the suite of departures to points near and far is formidable.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of departure
Verb
  • Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Brazell was shot shortly after exiting an AC Transit bus near Lakeshore Avenue and Mandana Boulevard.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Prince was able to free the ATV and accelerated toward the deputy, striking him and knocking him to the ground.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The witness said Cavazos was about 10 feet away and was not holding a weapon when Gutierrez fired three or four times, striking him in the back.
    — Madison Lambert, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of striking
Noun
  • Prior to the introduction of AC into theaters in the 1920s, movie-going was still somewhat seasonal.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The rookies on defense have shown signs of belonging in the early going.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Sima Sistani, who led WeightWatchers for close to three years before departing in 2024, is launching Liberation of Flowers, inspired by her Persian roots.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held what was expected to be her final gaggle outside the West Wing on Thursday, her last day on the job before departing the role.
    — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • In one video from Mailung, in Nepal’s Rasuwa region, a group of construction workers was seen walking down a mountain path before noticing giant plumes of brown debris in the distance, rapidly cascading toward them.
    — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of being whisked away by sports cars and speedboats, the pair currently rely on only their feet for transportation, walking from their prison cells along a secure, windowless pedestrian walkway to reach a courtroom for legal proceedings.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking
Noun
  • This month, her mother’s memory-care facility was in an evacuation zone, causing many sleepless nights.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Military helicopter circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuation
Verb
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving

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“Walking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walking%20out. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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