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
Boston bailed Skubal out, though.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
After he had been bailed and with conditions imposed, BBC News reported that Higgins had posed for a picture next to a young girl, been interviewed on stage at a school drama production and congratulated youth theater performers in a WhatsApp group chat.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
He has now been bailed until July while enquiries continue.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Coby White bailed them out with a massive 3 to tie the score and force overtime.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Jail records show Kendra Duggar was bailed from the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on March 20 on a $1,470 bond.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Two men were previously bailed after being detained in the probe.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The original version screened for test audiences in an Orange County mall, and the room turned ugly the moment Blane bailed on Andie.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
All three suspects in the vehicle bailed and fled on foot, prompting assistance from both the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore City's Foxtrot.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
After he had been bailed and with conditions imposed, BBC News reported that Higgins had posed for a picture next to a young girl, been interviewed on stage at a school drama production and congratulated youth theater performers in a WhatsApp group chat.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
He has now been bailed until July while enquiries continue.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Coby White bailed them out with a massive 3 to tie the score and force overtime.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Jail records show Kendra Duggar was bailed from the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on March 20 on a $1,470 bond.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Two men were previously bailed after being detained in the probe.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The original version screened for test audiences in an Orange County mall, and the room turned ugly the moment Blane bailed on Andie.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2026
All three suspects in the vehicle bailed and fled on foot, prompting assistance from both the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore City's Foxtrot.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailed
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Dach moved to center on a line with Alexandre Texier and Zack Bolduc, with Oliver Kapanen moving up to center a line with Ivan Demidov and Alex Newhook.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Uranus has moved into a new part of your chart.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the appeal that got the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic onto the award ballots might earn him All-NBA, but did not lead to him getting his first MVP award.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Last year Payton Tolle’s big league debut was one of the highlights of the season, as the gigantic left-hander with a mustache as big as his personality went toe-to-toe with Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes and struck out eight in a memorable Friday night showdown.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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McDaniels hit just one triple as the Wolves went 9 for 34 from beyond the arc, but 64% from the paint.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Power-play push The Lightning started the game 0 for 3 on the power play, running their woeful man-advantage run to 1 for 35 over the past 12 games.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Clinton has only started two WSL games and missed this camp through injury.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 28-year-old driver initially escaped but was later located by military police on the base and taken into custody.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore The Indonesian archipelago straddles many of the waterways governing access between the Indian Ocean and the rest of East Asia, which hasn’t escaped the notice of Indonesian officials.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The military then attacked one of the vehicles and a building from which the individuals had fled.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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That resident was able to leave the scene and call 911 but the suspects had fled in a vehicle before police got on scene two minutes later.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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