1
as in exited
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 rescued
to remove from danger or harm
the government bailed out the savings and loan industry
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Recent Examples of bailed out
He was bailed out of jail sometime Monday, online jail records showed.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Decades later, during the 2008 financial crisis, Washington took equity stakes in banks through the Troubled Asset Relief Program and bailed out GM and Chrysler, while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 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 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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Decades later, during the 2008 financial crisis, Washington took equity stakes in banks through the Troubled Asset Relief Program and bailed out GM and Chrysler, while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed into conservatorship.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailed out
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In the photos, Justin, 31, could be seen placing his hand on his wife’s back as exited their black SUV and headed inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Last week, it was revealed that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim have exited the long-running NBC sketch comedy series — the most departures since 2022, when eight people left SNL ahead of season 48.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, just 10 days after being rescued, Maple had a surprise in store.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.—
Guy Davies,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Boise Pride moved the route from the heart of downtown to River Street, between South 13th and 9th streets.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fire crossed Dinkey Creek and moved north toward Oak Flat.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Gibson saved one match point with a lob, but missed on a backhand on the second one and Brough won 6-1, 3-6, 9-7.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every animal is photographed, and everything from mats of fur to overgrown nail clippings are bagged and saved.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela Succeeding John Galliano—who departed the brand after 10 years in December of 2024—Martens is currently the creative director at both Maison Margiela and Diesel, connected through their parent company OTB Group.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The United dressing room was said to be toxic and fractured when Mourinho departed, with Solskjaer would be the man to repair it.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Marcell Ozuna was the DH in each of the next 16 games after that game, before splitting those duties in the past week as Murphy, Acuña and Profar each got one start at DH.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Judging from the excitement that could be heard in Murphy's voice, the Silverdome years got even better for he and his father when future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders joined the Lions in 1989.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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When the screams faded away, Monica Santana and Maria Lema, who had driven down from Waukegan to scream, peeled off.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As part of the work, Fincke peeled off and reapplied the foil tape that shields the cameras from the extreme temperatures of the vacuum of space.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Bailed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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