as in exited
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 bailed
Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
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Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Wembanyama bailed the Knicks out.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Rudd had landed a recurring role on the popular drama series Sisters a few years before Clueless, then bailed to study classic English drama at Oxford.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
This March, Honda bailed on the idea entirely, killing its 0 Series vehicles and the upcoming Acura RSX electric SUV, which was going to share the platform.
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
The four occupants bailed from the car and ran, but officers eventually caught them.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Then, once John signed on, Steve bailed, leaving John to travel to Beijing by himself.
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Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
He was eventually taken into custody, but Matthews bailed him out four days later and encouraged him to enter rehab.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Wembanyama bailed the Knicks out.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Rudd had landed a recurring role on the popular drama series Sisters a few years before Clueless, then bailed to study classic English drama at Oxford.
—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
This March, Honda bailed on the idea entirely, killing its 0 Series vehicles and the upcoming Acura RSX electric SUV, which was going to share the platform.
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
The four occupants bailed from the car and ran, but officers eventually caught them.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Then, once John signed on, Steve bailed, leaving John to travel to Beijing by himself.
—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
He was eventually taken into custody, but Matthews bailed him out four days later and encouraged him to enter rehab.
—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailed
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The company exited bankruptcy on April 1, 2024.
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Talk to business owners who have already exited.
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Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.
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Guests were moved to nearby hotels.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Syed Asim Munir have departed Islamabad and are on their way to Switzerland where diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran are unfolding, a statement from the prime minister’s office said Sunday.
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The robot is being tested aboard the Song Hang research vessel, which departed on June 8 from Changxing Island near Shanghai.
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So who got a some fries with their shake?
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This is the same team that got all of the hostages out of the tunnels of Gaza that nobody said could be done.
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In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
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The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
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Just as nine days of early voting started June 13, Conley became the latest target of attack ads linked to Republicans, who used similar tactics to influence voters in earlier Democratic primaries this year.
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What started as a handful of infested trees in Evergreen, Colorado, has turned into hundreds for landowner Jon Hager.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
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The suspect then fled into a wooded are nearby.
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“Bailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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