WALKED AWAY FROM Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

walked away from

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past tense of walk away from

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to cause to remain behind She decided to walk away from her job to go back to school.

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Recent Examples of walked away from Both campaigns walked away from the debate claiming victory, and now the focus shifts to getting their supporters to the polls. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Opel/Stellantis GM walked away from Opel in 2017 and American buyers rarely get a taste of modern Opel products, but the STX has significance for the broader global market. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026 Another public radio icon, Garrison Keillor, had walked away from A Prairie Home Companion, and Adams went to Minnesota to launch a new variety show to replace it. — Scott Detrow, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026 The single largest legal AI customer in the world walked away from its own investor’s model because a Chinese open-weight model was better and cheaper on the specific task. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Charlie Garret and Sierra Retzlaff were among the Washington high school girls who walked away from a cross-country race on Tuesday, refusing to compete against a male athlete who began the season on the boys' team. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Netflix initially inked a deal to buy Warner's studio and streaming business late last year, but walked away from that offer back in February. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 But when the Competition and Markets Authority, the UK regulatory body, required the sale of Shutterstock’s editorial business, which is central to Getty’s growth strategy, Getty walked away from the deal. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026 Roper, convinced the market was being shortsighted, walked away from his firm and launched his own company. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Walked away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20away%20from. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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