1
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out
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2
as in to rescue
to remove from danger or harm
the government bailed out the savings and loan industry
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Recent Examples of bail out
But Springfield shouldn’t bail out a system that lacks accountability.
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Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
They were bailed out with taxpayer funds, and the Department of Treasury received preferred shares in return, which paid billions of dollars in dividends over the years.
—Andrea Shalal, Reuters, 8 Aug. 2025
But common sense is going to tell you, when the state is on your side, the insurance companies are going to bail out.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
But in Hollywood the more apt analogy might be to Brad Pitt’s World War Z, a movie Ellison’s money bailed out after its budget ballooned and an explosive climactic scene shot in Budapest (for Red Square) was deemed, in technical industry parlance, bad.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
They were bailed out with taxpayer funds, and the Department of Treasury received preferred shares in return, which paid billions of dollars in dividends over the years.
—Andrea Shalal, Reuters, 8 Aug. 2025
But common sense is going to tell you, when the state is on your side, the insurance companies are going to bail out.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
But in Hollywood the more apt analogy might be to Brad Pitt’s World War Z, a movie Ellison’s money bailed out after its budget ballooned and an explosive climactic scene shot in Budapest (for Red Square) was deemed, in technical industry parlance, bad.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail out
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Center Jonny King exited last week’s matchup against North Carolina with a back injury and is pushing to return against Rice next Thursday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kevorian Barnes exits with injury TCU wasn’t able to get out of the game completely healthy, as starting running back Kevorian Barnes exited the game in the first half after getting hit on a 7-yard carry.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Juventus managed to come from behind to rescue a 4-4 draw against visiting Borussia Dortmund thanks to a late equalizer by Lloyd Kelly (90+6’).—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Lions Tigers & Bears’ mission is to rescue and care for big cats and exotic animals, with a team of veterinarians, groundskeepers, administrative staff and approximately 300 volunteers.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Plants can’t move like people do, so they are exposed to the sun all day long, Fuller said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both offenses are moving with little resistance thus far.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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One paper in August estimates that Covid vaccines saved more than 2 million lives, mostly among older adults, worldwide between 2020 and October 2024.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Then, when Williams departed for the NFL Draft, Nelson would compete to be the starter.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ten of the league’s 12 schools departed last August, but the conference plans on expanding to nine teams starting next school year.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company argues that the traffic which sites do manage to get from users now comes from users who are more engaged and thus more valuable.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of the premiere of her new Netflix series, Too Much, written for her by Lena Dunham, the 33-year-old reflects on what got her to this moment.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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And people love peeling off nail polish.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yungblud joined the pair at the front of the stage for the final chorus while Perry peeled off a solo.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bail out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail%20out. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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