bailing out

verb

present participle of bail out
1
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another if the meeting seems like it will never end, find an excuse to bail out

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2
as in rescuing
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

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Recent Examples of bailing out 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 Hochul can't pass a budget on time, can't keep the trains running, and cares more about bailing out Zohran Mamdani than the commuters stranded on platforms. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 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 Trump has previously punished or threatened all four leaders for failing to fall in line with his demands, while boosting and bailing out allies who show loyalty. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing out
  1. exiting
  2. rescuing
  3. moving
  4. saving
  5. departing
  6. running along
  7. walking out
  8. peeling off
Verb
  • That means that in order to attend, your device needs to be secured in a Yondr pouch, only to be unlocked upon exiting the venue (White was actually the first artist to use Yondr).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Other groups are paddling to pick-up points for evacuation while some outfitters are rescuing paddlers with towboats.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
  • The trailer then cuts to Branagh’s Nikolai rescuing his new American friend and beating up a group of men in a restaurant.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of rescuing
Verb
  • Regena and Frankie Felix went to the hospital ready for the birth of their child, but they were sent home by staff who felt Regena’s labor wasn’t moving along fast enough on Monday, July 13, Fox 10 reported.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Lift the pasta out of the water with tongs or a slotted spoon (depending on the shape), or drain it in a colander — but not before saving some of that precious pasta water — and transfer it directly into the pot with the condimento.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Organizations like the Charlotte Museum of History have argued for saving the original building.
    — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026
Definition of saving
Verb
  • To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • There was a point that night, still being replayed on social media even now, where Connors was running along the back wall, throwing up lobs as the noise in the place kept building with each one.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • The district is in the central part of Palm Beach County, running along the coast.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of running along
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  • Boyle attended the Bush Push game as a recent graduate, walking out of Notre Dame Stadium after that loss to USC thinking that the Irish were on the verge of a return to prominence.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Zaayer walked through the front door and shot Shawna in the face before walking out back and shooting David in the chest.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project’s initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
    — Matthew Daly, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Visitors and reporters also spotted the lining peeling off and floating to the surface.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of peeling off

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