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 But after the video assistant referee urged him to watch a replay, Claus walked away from the monitor and flashed the red card. — Kevin Baxter, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026 However, after the video assistant referee urged him to watch a replay, Claus walked away from the monitor and flashed a red card. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Born into extraordinary privilege, Win walked away from the family business to build something of his own alongside his closest friend, Myron. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 July 2026 An inmate who walked away from a Nevada County work camp on Independence Day was captured in Tijuana by Mexican authorities, said state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials on Monday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

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“Walked away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walked%20away%20from. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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