Thesaurus results for WALKED

walked

verb

past tense of walk

as in stepped

to go on foot I walked slowly to school

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as in struck

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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Recent Examples of walked Sale went five-plus innings, worked around seven hits, walked two and struck out three on what would not be considered his best start of the season. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026 Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single. — Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Jo Adell walked, and Wade Meckler singled, but Gray struck out Donovan Walton and Tyler Heineman to escape the jam. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 Mary Ellen Brown, 68, stood in the back of the chapel and greeted those who walked inside, toward their usual pews, while Emily Lyons, almost 90, maneuvered her walker through the worn wooden doors. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 But on Wednesday, the day after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive World Cup victory, the fan and his wife, Angélica Arias, walked to the plaza wearing two identical caps. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 Spears' budding models — whose father is Kevin Federline — walked the Vetements menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show on Friday, June 26, proving that they're built for the stage just like their mom. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

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With one out and Carrigg on third, Jake McCarthy hit a sharp ground ball to Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who stepped on the bag and fired home.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Both the missions would precede a historic moon landing attempt during Artemis IV in 2028, which would mark the first time in more than 50 years that astronauts stepped foot on the lunar surface.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of stepped

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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
According to the department, a third-party contractor accidentally struck a power line while working in the area, causing a brief power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of strolled

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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026