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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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
Machado, who bailed out of sheriff’s custody, remains free on her own recognizance.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The game was penalty-free until there was 59 seconds left in the second, and Tampa bailed out the B’s.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Lugo was bailed out by a couple of stellar double plays.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Prior to word of the first service member's rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Prior to word of the rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.
—Sam Mednick, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
It was raised the same night and he was bailed out.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
A lot of people who get bailed out by family don’t admit it.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Baker also tried to work out the math of how much the group had raised and who had been bailed out of jail.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The game was penalty-free until there was 59 seconds left in the second, and Tampa bailed out the B’s.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Lugo was bailed out by a couple of stellar double plays.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Prior to word of the first service member's rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
Prior to word of the rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.
—Sam Mednick, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
It was raised the same night and he was bailed out.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
A lot of people who get bailed out by family don’t admit it.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Baker also tried to work out the math of how much the group had raised and who had been bailed out of jail.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailed out
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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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The son jumped from the roof of the home to a neighboring building, where he was rescued by firefighters on a ladder truck, Cruz said.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The contract, Manson notes, almost certainly rescued an otherwise ailing Palantir from corporate oblivion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Cameras moved to the back of the room Utah County prosecutor Chad Grunander noted that nearly all of the clips shown by the defense as examples of media sensationalism did not include material from the courtroom livestream.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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When Manning began teaching in the early 1990s, communication between teachers and parents moved at a slower, more deliberate pace.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Watkins said the teen had saved money from working at McDonald's and bought the car from someone in the neighborhood, unaware it had been reported stolen.—
Ash-har Quraishi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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RapidSOS provided Manchester Dispatch with high-accuracy GPS coordinates that put rescuers within feet of the victim in subzero conditions, enabling a grueling multi-agency carry-down operation that saved the hiker’s life.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
15 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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Chisholm peeled off three $100 bills.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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That animal was slashed and bitten all over the body, and pieces of hide as big as a man’s hand had been peeled off.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pereira went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Brent Suter opened the game and went two-plus innings.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Bailed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed%20out. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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