Thesaurus results for WALKS

walks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of walk

as in treads

to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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as in strikes

to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to shoulder more of the cost of health insurance

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walks

2 of 2

noun

plural of walk

as in strolls

a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure we went for a long walk outside because it was such a nice night

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as in areas

a region of activity, knowledge, or influence a nondenominational church that attracts worshippers from every walk of life

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as in promenades

a public place for strolling San Antonio's famous River Walk ranks among the city's foremost attractions

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Recent Examples of walks

Verb

Your teenager walks in the door, barely says hello and disappears into their room. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Far from the safety of the Archives where Scribes record the history of Navarre and keep records, Violet walks the parapet to bond with a dragon and undertake the very dangerous and highly fatal occupation. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Like Tom Cruise about to strap in and go shoot down multiple Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters, Chesney grabs his sunglasses, locks them into place, seems to hit play on an Apple iWatch workout and walks down the ramp into battle. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Your middle schooler walks in, drops her backpack and shuts the bedroom door. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 Four-day yoga retreats on the riverbank, nature walks, and helicopter flights over Victoria Falls are just some of the activities on offer. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Altman wears pajama pants and sunglasses at night in the company kitchen, while Sutskever walks past a homeless man on the streets of San Francisco wearing virtual reality goggles. — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 The video starts recording the night before the fire when a person walks by, heading toward the back of the home on Stricker Street. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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In the bottom of the third, Yamamoto gave up a leadoff single and issued two walks before Yelich came up to the plate with two outs and drove a curveball into center field for two runs. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Howell’s early Blackheath, London, workroom and her walks along the Suffolk coast. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Déclassé warriors, sometimes joined by street toughs from other walks of life, gave themselves the airs of swashbuckling samurai. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Smith allowed one run on one hit with two walks Wednesday, including the three-run triple to Jo Adell in the third inning. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Pao sometimes organizes walks in conjunction with craft markets, bookstores, or library events. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Lime Wood provides bicycles for all ages for rides in the forest, and wellies for walks and foraging expeditions. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Spanning France and Japan and shifting between French and Japanese, All of a Sudden is largely made up of bureaucratic meetings and characters on long walks. — Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 King went five innings, allowed just three hits and one run with no walks while striking out six. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walks

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Trump treads carefully The leaders last met in Beijing just four months ago, and could meet twice more later this year.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Through rapid-fire verbal repartee, constant close-ups, and frantic cuts, Deramas treads a careful line between tragedy and comedy, the latter a psychological weapon against the former.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of treads

Verb

Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of strikes

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The area Located in the heart of Deer Valley, there is plenty to do year round for any type of outdoor activity, a plethora of dining options, and some of the most beautiful strolls in the world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Rosalía has a little more time for romantic strolls these days, too.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of strolls

Noun

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The bar for engaging in major conflicts outside the core strategic areas of Europe and East Asia should be quite high.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of areas

Noun

In city parks, riders would be prohibited from park pathways and recreational trails, athletic fields and turf areas, plazas and promenades.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Take your time admiring the pristine yachts on the glistening blue water before directing your attention to the posh promenades of Calle Ribera and Muelle Ribera.

— Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of promenades

Verb

The letter questioned if the technology would strain air traffic control’s system and what steps the FAA has taken to validate the accuracy and safety of the technology.

— Mira Bhakta, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026
Although Archway doesn’t have its own restaurant on-site, the property is located in the epicenter of Philadelphia’s buzziest dining corridor, with dozens of cafés, wine bars, and lauded restaurants just steps away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

Verb

Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Raman allies engage in trash talk A woman walks out of her home carrying a full garbage bag, then starts venting about the high cost of trash pickup.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of walks out

Noun

Gomelsky told investigators there was no reason Wang would need the victim’s research notes because their fields of study at the university were unrelated, the affidavit said.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The schedule also introduces Banana Ball 360, a Notre Dame Stadium event with games alternating between two fields.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026