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
Jonathan Barbecho, 31, was returned to the city this week and was ordered held without bail at his Thursday arraignment after pleading not guilty, authorities said. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Megan Showers' bond was set at $20,000, but the judge gave her the ability to pay 10% through a bail bondsman, prosecutors said. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
Fortunately for the All-Star forward, her teammates bailed her out. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 The shift to a squad-cost rule tethered more tightly to revenues has made competing with the richest even harder, and averaging player profits over three years under SCR has narrowed the scope for quick sales to bail clubs out. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 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
  • Almanza was charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and is currently being held on a $1 million bond in the Faulkner County jail.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Farinacci is being held on a $1 million bond and is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
    — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bond
Noun
  • By voting for the ordinance, Councilman Collin Czilli stressed repeatedly, the Republicans were voting to make the use of bows and arrows, paintball guns and other weapons legal.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The yacht also has a touch-and-go helipad in the bow to facilitate comings and goings at sea.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bow
Noun
  • Caglianone should take advantage of his matchup against a homer-prone and fly-ball pitcher by launching a home run tonight and cash in for bettors who take advantage of his alluring +489 odds to hit a home run.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • With 50 games to go after the deadline, the Tigers insist that trading one of the best pitchers on the planet plus another key part of their top-notch rotation does not constitute waving the white flag.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Verb
  • Cooper and Hadid sparked dating rumors in October 2023 when they were photographed leaving the West Village restaurant Via Carota and exiting via the same SUV, per the Daily Mail.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Brent's price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell about when the war with Iran would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of exit
Noun
  • Rothenberg was released on her own recognizance, while Rojas posted bail, KTVU reported.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • He was charged with a misdemeanor offense and was released on his own recognizance.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of recognizance
Noun
  • But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • The soldiers sent back an empty tank shell and a video thanking him.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Satellite images showed a fire at a tank in the 400,000 barrel-a-day complex in late July after the Houthis claimed to have attacked.
    — Sara Gharaibeh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of tank
Verb
  • The Gemini Moon moves through your 9th House of Learning and sextiles the Leo Sun in your 11th House of Community, helping big-picture thinking connect with friends, groups, or shared goals.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Though less significant than the Strait of Hormuz, around 12% of the world’s trade, including a fourth of global container traffic, once passed through Bab el-Mandeb, moving between Europe and Asia via Egypt’s Suez Canal.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of move

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