bailing out

present participle of bail out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bailing out This last category should raise eyebrows in Santa Clara County, whose residents will see little benefit from bailing out BART, Muni or AC Transit. — Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026 The suspect driver continued speeding along surface streets at up to 80 mph, with one passenger bailing out before the driver took off again. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas Night Bail Bondsmen, celebrating the industry of bailing out frat boys who let loose a bit too much in Vegas. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 That single-mindedness, that Brady drive, bailing out the rest of the team, was clearer than ever here. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Changes to fiscal policies so that the government does not continue bailing out inefficient state enterprises. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Companies are also bailing out of green-fuel research. — Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 First, in 2008, one of the central features of the crisis response was a commitment to bailing out capital, but little emphasis on helping ordinary people. — Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 But Horishima went off balance through the moguls, bailing out of his final jump. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing out
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the makeup category, after exiting most of its department store distribution and launching on social, de La Faverie said that Bobbi Brown is finally gaining market share.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Crude oil exiting the Strait of Hormuz averaged about 10 million barrels per day over the past week, despite a rising number of attacks on tankers.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That’s why the researchers say the tool could be useful for rescuing endangered species with a few individuals left—scientists could create fertile breeding pairs using just one male donor.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That changes when Ma is killed rescuing children whom terrorists are forcing to become suicide bombers.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While Spencer Jones is still a work in progress defensively in center, Grisham certainly shouldn’t be patrolling the position for the Yankees moving forward.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • There were Penn parents, too, likely moving their kids into college that weekend.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The team behind the project known as the Stitch have applied for a $60 million federal transportation grant through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient and Cost-saving Transportation program.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Tucked away under a bed frame, trundle beds are a space-saving solution for a kid’s room, home office, or guest room.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Uganda’s health ministry said the man spent fewer than 24 hours in the country and had a normal temperature when screened before departing Entebbe International Airport, near Kampala.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After 10 years at the helm of Saint Laurent, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is departing the house.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There are also chines running along the fuselage, which provide better aerodynamics, with lift being particularly improved for carrier operations.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates between Durango and Silverton, traversing the San Juan National Forest and running along the Animas River.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With clients walking out and a competitor putting the agency’s standing at risk, the siblings scramble to save both their income and what their mother built.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The table furthest to the left (when walking out of the main dining room) is the crown jewel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After peeling off the papery outer skin of the onion, place it on its side on a cutting board.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Bailing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing%20out. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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