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
With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The table furthest to the left (when walking out of the main dining room) is the crown jewel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 Police say surveillance video showed Acosta going behind the counter, taking money from the register as well as taking Shuler's belongings before walking out of the store. — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Consider Erika, in Weimar, walking out of a lecture hall, unable to bear yet another speech by her famous father. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Jackson, holding a laptop, appeared briefly on a neighbor’s surveillance camera before walking out of the frame. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Officers encountered Spencer walking out of the property and arrested him on suspicion of burglary, the department told Fox News Digital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Rowe looked frustrated for a moment before walking out of frame, while Sarkisian went to celebrate with the team. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 Half your workforce could be one better offer away from walking out the door. — Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • Following the simultaneous departures of former chiefs Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) at the end of last season, long-time fans might have expected another familiar face to take the helm.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Her high-profile appointment followed a multiyear hiatus for Calvin Klein Collection on the runway following the departure of Raf Simons in 2018.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of departure
Verb
  • Planning Commission member Karen Sherman pointed out the city ordinance prohibits driveways exiting onto collector streets for safety.
    — Annette Beard, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Katie Zacharia is exiting her job as White House Press Secretary after just five days in the position, according to a person familiar with the situation.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Surveillance video of the incident reviewed by ABC News appears to show the ICE vehicle moving in the direction of a man running and then striking him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Others spoke of police chokeholds and the grainy footage that showed officers striking King with batons.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of striking
Noun
  • The Raiders look like one of the best teams in the league in the early going.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • When the going gets rough, Spoelstra often defaults to Jovic’s youth.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Leadership at the university turned over last year, with the president, the dean of students and the director of Greek life all departing.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Before departing, the pope stopped to speak to a Ukrainian family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • The actor and his wife, singer Dua Lipa, are frequently spotted walking their actual dog, a Labrador-Rottweiler named Golo.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On the real robot, the team demonstrated walking, following a person with the camera and standing up from lying face down.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of walking
Noun
  • Aerial footage shows water-dropping aircraft at the scene, with crews mobilizing in the adjacent neighborhood to enforce evacuation.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Mailed packages containing a powdery substance led to the evacuation this week of election offices in at least two states, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of evacuation
Verb
  • In this moving memoir Levy details the reality of reclaiming autonomy post-divorce.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hickel also found himself back behind the camera, moving a puppet frame by frame.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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