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bails 1 of 2

noun

plural of bail
1
as in bonds

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as in bows

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as in hods

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bails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bail
as in exits
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 bails
Verb
Hopefully, your customer lifetime value bails you out in the form of repeat orders, subscriptions, upsells and referrals. — Bar Maimon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 When all four girls are arrested for drug use, a local drug dealer (Franco) bails them out and subsequently draws them into a gang turf war. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Crook bails from the interaction too early to find out, but the question will torment him all weekend. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Ebra, who apparently graduated from the Richie Jerimovich Institute for Asking for Shit at the Wrong Time, bails on his plans to discuss the future of the Beef with Carmy. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026 When Bridget bails on her wedding and runs off to the island, Lucy follows, leading her right back to Felix. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 The mother [Cordelia, played by Natascha McElhone] is in an asylum, and the one who bails Sherlock out of trouble, the one who has to take a responsible job, is Mycroft [played by Max Irons]. — Max Gao, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 Is there a world where Porsche bails on selling the 718 variants but still builds Audi a car? — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 19 Feb. 2026 Or the babysitter bails last minute. — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bails
  1. bonds
  2. bows
  3. tanks
  4. exits
  5. gages
  6. loops
  7. jugs
  8. moves
Noun
  • In 2021, Clemons helped launch the Wealth Accelerator, which is currently running an accelerated pilot of Connecticut’s baby bonds program in the hopes of learning more about how to close the racial wealth gap.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The result was a grand celebration attended by approximately 60,000 fans (according to Ocesa), symbolizing the bonds of friendship between South Korea and Mexico.
    — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of bonds
Noun
  • Of course, bows and tulle are also must-haves for LFW attendee thanks to Simone Rocha.
    — Phil Oh, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Crafter’s Square Fall Ribbon 9-ft Roll Adding ribbon and bows is one of the easiest ways to elevate a gift, arrangement, or wreath.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bows
Noun
  • In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.
    — Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.
    — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Definition of tanks
Verb
  • In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wes Gordon’s eight-year run at Carolina Herrera is often looked at as one of the most successful succession stories in fashion, an industry rife with designer turnover where founder exits can get ugly.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of exits
Noun
  • Scientists also revealed that special interface gages verify the form, fit and function of missile parts down to tolerances in the millionths of an inch.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The analysis tracked all the instances in which the gages reached a daily average height at or above flooding levels since the year 2000.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of gages
Noun
  • An orange heel tab is matched with metallic blue loops on the Air Jordan 8’s strap closure, while the model’s signature chenille tongue opts for all-blue with an orange Jumpman.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • On top of the incredible markdown, the real, functional belt loops immediately caught my attention.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Detergent sheets for laundry typically come in slim cardboard boxes rather than plastic jugs, which helps households cut down on plastic waste.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Slim cardboard packaging replaces bulky plastic jugs, making detergent sheets for laundry appealing to anyone looking for eco-friendly laundry detergent options.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of jugs
Verb
  • Officials urge residents to use caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Officials urge caution Nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but this one is coming early in the season.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of moves

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“Bails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bails. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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