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noun

Definition of bailnext
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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
Deng, who was on bail at the time, is alleged to have been driving the vehicle. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 Beerkus and Nikolau were released without bail, in accordance with New York laws that restrict when monetary bail can be set. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
Crook bails from the interaction too early to find out, but the question will torment him all weekend. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Ebra, who apparently graduated from the Richie Jerimovich Institute for Asking for Shit at the Wrong Time, bails on his plans to discuss the future of the Beef with Carmy. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 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
  • Bordley is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center on a $150,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Victoria Robinson was arrested after police responded on June 3 and released on bond the same day.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of bond
Noun
  • Hawkeye tussles with the Russian mafioso trying to drive residents out of his building, plus meets – and, to a degree, passes the bow-and-arrow to – young heroine Kate Bishop.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The singer and actress arrived in a sculptural ivory jacket embroidered with crystals and cinched with an oversized black bow, paired with a fully beaded fringe skirt from the spring 2025 couture collection.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Definition of bow
Noun
  • Five pitchers — Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Whit Wyatt, Larry French, and Carl Hubbell — held the AL to three hits.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • With two on and two outs in the first, Benge tapped a ball between the pitcher’s mound and the third-base line.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of pitcher
Verb
  • Twenty-seven people were inside the building, two of whom got stuck before ultimately freeing themselves and exiting the building.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • And star Christian Pulisic exited later after a quiet game, and tournament.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of exit
Noun
  • According to the Sheriff’s Office, a judge released Cruz on his own recognizance June 4 following his arraignment on felony animal cruelty charges in Sacramento Superior Court.
    — Velvet Wu July 1, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Wilson was arrested on Tuesday, booked into the Saline County jail and released on her own recognizance, the release says.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026
Definition of recognizance
Noun
  • The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • One interception attempt resulted in a large explosion that spectacularly blew the roof off a fuel tank.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The mid-size frame and 'fuel' tank are newly designed for this model; the latter is actually a two-liter lockable storage box that can hold your gloves and charging cable.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Definition of tank
Verb
  • He also was recently retained by the family of a Mississippi 1-year-old who was killed when police fired into a moving car.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of move

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