walk away from

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Synonyms of walk away fromnext
1
: to give up or leave behind willingly : abandon
2
: to survive (an accident) with little or no injury
3
: to outrun or get the better of without difficulty

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The summit was always going to be challenging for NATO’s European members who are facing a US president who has threatened to walk away from Europe and take over a territory that belongs to one of the allies. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 The hydration breaks alone will ensure that Fox will walk away from this year’s World Cup with a tidy profit—especially since the cost of entry ($485 million) was so low. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026 Economists have spent the past week arguing about why 720,000 people walked away from the labor force in a single month. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 July 2026 But taxpayers should not be subsidizing corporate labor costs while Washington walks away from its commitments. — Dave Cortese, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for walk away from

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