bailed out

past tense of bail out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bailed out However, the Steelers escaped with a 34-32 victory in large part because Rodgers bailed out the defense and his offensive line. Mike Defabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 He was bailed out of jail sometime Monday, online jail records showed. 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
Verb
  • As the two left the stage, Carey and Grande shared another hug and exited together.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tight end George Kittle and wide receiver Jauan Jennings both exited Sunday's 17-13 season-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks with hamstring and shoulder injuries, respectively, and both didn't return.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She was rescued by Kannan Animal Welfare alongside her brother Floofy.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Crews battled the flames and rescued one person who was inside.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.
    Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In 1877, John Woodward Jenkins moved with his family from Elburg, Illinois, to Leavenworth in search of musical opportunities.
    Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Electronics Finds like televisions, vintage type writers, dial phones, and vintage radios may have been saved by the homeowners for the sake of nostalgia, but might not actually work anymore.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Because everything was kept in one place, when the user saved the system state to a floppy disk, their entire workspace was frozen and stored in its entirety.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Baro and Jinyoung of B1A4 also departed WM and B1A4 in 2011.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The 40-year-old is expected to start working at the south-coast club in the next week and will replace David Weir, who departed his role as Brighton technical director on Friday.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Police reported the suspect got into an awaiting black SUV driven by a second suspect, and the pair fled the scene.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Boise State football got the train back on the tracks last Friday night, torching Eastern Washington 51-14 in the Broncos’ home opener to get to 1-1 on the season.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Bailed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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