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bail 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bailnext
1
as in bond

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as in bow

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as in pitcher

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bail

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verb

as in to exit
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 bail
Noun
Prosecutors have yet to file charges , as is common when a suspect makes bail. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 He was arrested again in 2012 on accusations of threatening a police officer and was in custody for less than three hours before posting bail. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
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 See All Example Sentences for bail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
  1. bond
  2. bow
  3. pitcher
  4. exit
  5. recognizance
  6. loop
  7. tank
  8. move
Noun
  • His bond with Nathan was premised on its insularity, then Gael arrived like Yoko and threw everything out of whack.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Currently, the interplay of elevated interest rates and high oil prices is intensifying risk aversion across global markets, suggesting capital outflow pressure on emerging market bonds could persist for some time.
    — , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of bond
Noun
  • Pylon is among nine albums that debut in the top 10 on a very busy Top Album Sales chart, led by the chart-topping bow of Miley’s Bass Persuades.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Natalie ballet flat, a more romantic and free silhouette adorned with an asymmetric bow, is assigned to Marianne (Creed-Miles).
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bow
Noun
  • The 2026 Dodgers used 12 different pitchers over the weekend against the Giants.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Alcantara, long Miami’s ace, set multiple franchise records while finally looking again like the pitcher who won a Cy Young in 2022 before undergoing Tommy John surgery and missing the 2024 season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Verb
  • Investing more heavily in technology, shifting resources to a newer product line or exiting an activity with poor long-term economics are rational decisions.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Six days after Guillen collapsed while exiting X2, Naomi Greer-Wilkinson rode the roller coaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of exit
Noun
  • He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and released on his own recognizance the following day, prosecutors said.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • He was released on his own recognizance that day, with an arraignment scheduled the morning of the gunfight with a tactical team in Iowa Hill.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of recognizance
Noun
  • Concerns about military readiness, workforce shortages, rising health care costs, affordability, and America’s ability to compete in an increasingly challenging world seem to play on a loop without any sign of progress.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • If that holds up in real-world use, flight schools could squeeze in more than six sorties per aircraft each day, without the downtime of refueling a gas tank.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The yacht also comes with large tank capacities, space for spares and equipment, accessible systems, and a large garage, allowing seafarers to spend more time away from the shore.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tank
Verb
  • There are about a million moving parts, and everybody involved is an outsized character.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
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