BAILING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

bailing

verb

present participle of bail

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another after two hours of that boring party, we were ready to bail

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Recent Examples of bailing But Abby worries about losing the trust of her preteen son Denny (Christopher Woodley) by bailing on his dad at such a strategic time. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Prices are rising for those items, and some investors are bailing on Mag-7 stocks in favor of the companies that supply them. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Some were bailing water out of vehicles, waiting for tow trucks, and hoping their cars could be saved. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Elon Musk bailing it out and folding it into his empire was a mercy killing for long-time shareholders. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 July 2026 The Dolphins, this market’s oldest major team, but a flagship listing and bailing water for decades. — Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Trump has more than once floated the idea of bailing on NATO. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 Boston’s assessing commissioner Nicholas Ariniello is bailing amid a lawsuit that claims the city is retaliating against commercial property owners that file abatements, as the mayor continues to shake up her administration. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026

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Verb

To be sure, the exiting attorneys were motivated to depart by a range of reasons.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Travelers headed to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County coast can make a fairly easy diversion by exiting Interstate 80 about 6 miles north of Highway 37.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

The Sun enters your 6th House, beginning a month focused on routines, responsibilities, health, work, and the systems that keep everything moving.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
Position for the companies that are moving from cost cutting into building.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moving

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman is departing the streamer as the post-merger combination of it and HBO Max takes shape.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of departing

Verb

Now, Tan-Gillespie is tasked with getting KFC’s American business back on track as the brand faces growing competition paired with more health-conscious and cash-strapped consumers.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Before Rover, success meant getting promotions, landing bigger clients and climbing the corporate ladder.

— Sally Simmons, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting

Verb

Maria Dolores Roehling’s 9-year-old son was speeding on his e-motorcycle capable of going faster than 47 mph when he was hit by a pickup truck, prosecutors said.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Other fraternity members blocked Jane Doe’s friend from going upstairs to look for her, according to the lawsuit.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of going

Verb

Kapszukiewicz thanked all community agencies that helped respond to the event, including those who assisted in evacuating residents and setting up shelters.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Watching the Taliban regain power called into question the meaning of their sacrifice, and the government’s difficulty evacuating Afghan comrades who had fought with them felt like a betrayal.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of evacuating

Verb

And announcing a move is not the same thing as escaping the tax.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The court found that the directive to fast to death was implemented by targeting children first, while guards were deployed to prevent them from escaping, beating those who attempted to escape or eat.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Instead of stopping to help Batani-Khalfani, police alleged that Cardenas continued driving, fleeing the scene of the hit-and-run crash.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Hollywood jobs have been fleeing for years for cheaper filming locales, and the restaurant industry has been shaken by mounting closures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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