bailing

present participle of bail

Example Sentences

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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. 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
  • This includes initiations of Nike , Cisco Systems , and Boeing, while exiting Coterra Energy altogether.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Last week came news that Pam Kaufman is exiting as Paramount’s president and CEO of international markets, global consumer products and experiences.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hurts then hit Jahan Dotson for 24 yards, moving the Eagles to the Denver 29-yard line with nine seconds left.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In a positive sign, Nunoo was moving his hands and fingers, according to Sutton.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lock your home before departing.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday, there were more than 6,100 delays across the country, including 42 flights that were departing from Burbank (amounting to 23 percent of the airport's outgoing schedule).
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That led to millions more people getting coverage, some of whom paid little or nothing, and more plans being offered.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, its most iconic silhouettes from the archive are getting a new lease on life — just in time to the brand’s 120th anniversary.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Westbound Highway 50 traffic is slow-going but lanes appear open.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs — abruptly and strangely — have lost their ability to win one-score games after going 12-0 in those contests during the 2024 season.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These robots now help with logistics, evacuating injured soldiers, and even humanitarian work on the battlefield.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Passengers evacuating an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides in July.
    Tom Costello, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the police report, Gibson acknowledged that his dogs were responsible and admitted there had been ongoing issues with them escaping the property.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some New Yorkers have complained that locking the passageways between train cars might prevent them from escaping to another part of the train during an emergency.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • China began conducting the contentious patrols after a February 2024 accident in which two Chinese fishermen drowned near Kinmen while fleeing from Taiwan’s coast guard.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • About 10 minutes later, a suspect drove onto the grass near 14 Mile and Van Dyke and struck two pedestrians before fleeing the scene.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Bailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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