as in exiting
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 bailing
Neither team scored in the opening quarter that featured a UTSA punt return wiped off the board due to a block in the back, bailing CSU out.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Stockton stood in the pocket several times and hit downfield receivers, rather than bailing.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
After bailing 2Pac out of jail in 1995, Knight promised the late rapper would be getting his own Death Row Records chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
And the two of them bailing on the home-brew competition at the first sight of cops (who are just there to support some colleagues) is weirdly sweet.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Stockton stood in the pocket several times and hit downfield receivers, rather than bailing.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
After bailing 2Pac out of jail in 1995, Knight promised the late rapper would be getting his own Death Row Records chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
And the two of them bailing on the home-brew competition at the first sight of cops (who are just there to support some colleagues) is weirdly sweet.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing
Verb
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With the Rockets up one, Durant fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with two seconds left, picking up his sixth personal foul and exiting the game.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez was captured on surveillance footage exiting the truck and running after Vargas with a handgun.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mequon is creating a long-term plan for the area near City Hall, which could involve moving Rennicke Field.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Diocese of Nashville has an on-site columbarium at its Calvary Cemetery in Nashville, and a few more churches in the area are moving forward with.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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This comes after the Daily Mail reported thatEmily Robinson, the couple’s director of communications, was departing after only four months in the role.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 Oct. 2025
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Passengers on a flight departing Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) were left waiting on the tarmac after a flight attendant accidentally deployed the aircraft’s emergency slide.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Portable Charger There’s nothing worse than getting halfway through a long sightseeing day and realizing that your phone is on its last leg.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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This time of the year, your yard might be getting visits that are scary and creepy.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the candle burns out, upcycle the elegant blue jar into a seashell or trinket holder to keep the beachy vibes going.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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But for Dylan, going from Jew to Jesus freak—however slack a Jew he’d been—was no more questionable or embarrassing to him than going from acoustic to electric.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Heavy rain early Tuesday morning pushed rivers across the southern state past their banks and into the surrounding communities — damaging roads, evacuating residents and shutting down schools and businesses.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Williams, who was also sentenced to a five-year prison term for escaping custody, sparking a major manhunt, is also at the center of allegations of misconduct by the Johnson City Police Department for more than three years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jimenez shot Vargas once in the chest and attempted to shoot a second time before fleeing the scene with Garfias in the truck, the statement said.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Arrivals of asylum-seekers and other migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa for Europe over the past decade helped fuel rising far-right populism and led to stricter border controls that have drawn heavy criticism from human rights groups.—
Sam McNeil,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Bailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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