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as in to exit
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 bail
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Brown remained in custody in Salford until Wednesday morning, when a judge granted bail as long as Brown posted £4 million ($5.4 million) immediately, followed by an additional £1 million ($1.3 million) within seven days.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The New Day bailed, and Rusev attacked Alpha Academy.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His third attempt to be released on bail was rejected on Wednesday (May 21).
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Brown remained in custody in Salford until Wednesday morning, when a judge granted bail as long as Brown posted £4 million ($5.4 million) immediately, followed by an additional £1 million ($1.3 million) within seven days.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Verb
Ovechkin’s second goal, 2:26 into the fourth period, bailed Washington out after a successful set of counterpunches from the Canadiens tied the game 2-2.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The New Day bailed, and Rusev attacked Alpha Academy.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
Noun
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Torres had been free on bond since his arrest in 2023.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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In the process, he’s become a beloved figure in the clubhouse, overcoming a language barrier to form bonds with a wide range of players that includes everyone from Ohtani to Mookie Betts.—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Cruise’s final bow is earning rave reviews from both critics and fans.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Satellite imagery shows the warship, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, with the stern swung out into the harbor, but the bow remaining on the side slipway, according to the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Winter Springs upped its lead to 3-0 in the third after Maldonado singled with one out, and winning pitcher Tiffany Seemann singled behind her.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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They were supposed to be able to find ways to beat good pitchers.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
Verb
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If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Kerry Dryburgh, Chief Human Resource Officer of bp, offered a powerful example of this during our CHRO panel, reflecting on the company’s decision to exit Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.—
Eric Mosley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Despite a bail request from prosecutors, the siblings were freed without bail for now, Lora on her own recognizance and her brother on supervised release.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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He was released from jail on a personal recognizance bond.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The NFTs can be accessed on a mobile device and users can watch them on a loop.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Legendary Golf Writer Dan Jenkins nicknamed this three-hole stretch on Colonial the 'Horrible Horseshoe' for its immense difficulty and because its routing is shaped like a loop.—
Jack Milko,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country’s main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil, on Feb. 15, 2024.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Spanx Get Moving Shelf Tank $68 $39 at Spanx A versatile tank that keeps up with you?—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
Verb
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If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Enterprise software stacks tend to move, blend, shift and drift over time as software developers and data scientists skew them one way or another depending on the need for new applications, the use of different toolsets and the adoption of different development methodologies.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Bail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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