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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of power-walk.

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Examples

  • I hurriedly grabbed it from the metal display stand and power-walked to the register.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • Josh Smith, a bearded 25-year-old, had slightly more luck, managing to pose a question to Santorum as he power-walked past the bar.

    New Hampshire primary - live: Mitt Romney fends off attacks 2012

  • I hurriedly grabbed it from the metal display stand and power-walked to the register.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011

  • Surprisingly chipper for that hour, students power-walked down rows of houses, delivering information to as many voters as possible.

    Greer Feick: What a Visiting Yankee Learned on the UK Election Trail Greer Feick 2010

  • But then, a couple of things happened: my husband, who is brilliant with numbers, asked to see my “mileage notebook,” and within seconds informed me that I had power-walked exactly 453 miles since sending in the entry form and the amount of miles figured out to be roughly seventeen marathons.

    Runners Jack Canfield 2010

  • But then, a couple of things happened: my husband, who is brilliant with numbers, asked to see my “mileage notebook,” and within seconds informed me that I had power-walked exactly 453 miles since sending in the entry form and the amount of miles figured out to be roughly seventeen marathons.

    Runners Jack Canfield 2010

  • Surprisingly chipper for that hour, students power-walked down rows of houses, delivering information to as many voters as possible.

    Greer Feick: What a Visiting Yankee Learned on the UK Election Trail Greer Feick 2010

  • Honey Lady pointed briefly as she power-walked toward the other side of the top floor.

    The Limit Kristen Landon 2010

  • I was too embarrassed to tell her I wasn't nursing him, mumbled an excuse and power-walked back to my house where I could give him the (horror!) bottle that he so loved.

    Amie Newman: Breast, Bottle and The Beauty of Motherhood 2009

  • To that effect, I power-walked out of that neighborhood with my head down.

    My Unceremonious Initiation 2009

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