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go on strike

VERB
go out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart exit walk out
WEAK
decamp
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive enter
WEAK
come back inflame
VERB
strike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hit the bricks stage a walkout walk out
STRONG
arbitrate boycott mediate negotiate picket quit
WEAK
be on strike hold out mutiny refuse to work resist revolt slow down tie up
Antonyms
STRONG
lock out
WEAK
comply obey

Example Sentences

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Rail workers at the Long Island Rail Road may go on strike at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Doctors really didn't want to go on strike, having talked of industrial action as a last resort.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The net result is that these prices are being driven artificially higher in the last few weeks of the year as sellers go on strike and wait for the new year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Louvre staff said they intend to go on strike Dec. 15 because of their concerns about perceived understaffing and security flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“We need to go on strike, I’m tellin’ ya.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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