walking out 1 of 2

noun

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

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walking out

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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 Synonyms for walking out
  1. departure
  2. exiting
  3. striking
  4. going
  5. departing
  6. evacuation
Noun
  • There will be arrivals and there will be departures.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • At least until the spring, that is, when a new round of departures and 15 practices will provide new clarity.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of departure
Verb
  • The last time the Southland saw similarly dry conditions was in early 2023, as the state was exiting a punishing, years-long drought thanks to an exceptional kickoff to the wet season.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Adani Enterprises, Gautam Adani’s flagship company, is exiting from the joint venture with Wilmar to focus on its core infrastructure businesses and use the proceeds from the deal to expand its renewable energy, transport and logistics ventures.
    Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • There were other chances, goals ruled out, Murphy striking the crossbar, and then Joelinton gilded the scoreline after intercepting a pass out from Amadou Onana that straddled negligence and criminality.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The infamous railroad viaduct has been the site of several crashes in the years that followed, including drivers striking the cement support beams.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of striking
Noun
  • The going is set to get harder for Everton, with consecutive matches against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City to end 2024.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Pereira let his opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, tire himself out in the early going of the fight while simultaneously slowing him with powerful kicks to Rountree's lead leg.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of going
Verb
  • At Bradley International Airport, 93,000 people have booked departing flights between last Wednesday and the day after Christmas, according to Brian Spyros, spokesman for the Connecticut Airport Authority.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On that same weekend, news filtered out about many senior staffers departing, voluntarily or otherwise, from City Hall.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of departing
Noun
  • In Pacific Palisades, where some residents said the community had long asked for more detailed fire preparation plans, a chaotic evacuation was years in the making.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The big picture: Four of the biggest blazes remained zero percent contained during low relative humidity and high winds that were beginning to weaken on Wednesday evening, though fresh spot fires ignited and a new blaze in the Hollywood Hills prompted fresh mandatory evacuation orders.
    Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of evacuation
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