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
Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Agence Grateau, meanwhile, was saved from being closed due to bankruptcy after Sylvie's (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) friend Princess Jane (Minnie Driver) bails them out, signaling a new era for the marketing agency and its staff.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Don threatens to snitch unless Edward allows Blue to stay at the firehouse (and, of course, still bails them out financially).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
When the offense stinks in London, the D bails them out.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Packers and their fans now find themselves in a familiar situation, hoping Aaron Rodgers bails them out.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Agence Grateau, meanwhile, was saved from being closed due to bankruptcy after Sylvie's (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) friend Princess Jane (Minnie Driver) bails them out, signaling a new era for the marketing agency and its staff.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Don threatens to snitch unless Edward allows Blue to stay at the firehouse (and, of course, still bails them out financially).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
When the offense stinks in London, the D bails them out.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Founder Fawn Weaver may lose control of her cult Tennessee distillery after a judge mandates a receivership—unless a white knight investor bails her out.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bails
Noun
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His administration is also buying housing bonds and floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage in an effort to bring down the cost of homeownership.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Investors have also rushed into the country’s sovereign and state oil company bonds since Maduro was captured.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drawing from the series’ most iconic symbols — bows, bees, wisteria, and friendship motifs — the collection reimagines Bridgerton’s ornate world through a modern, wearable lens.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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The 20-piece collection spans brushes, hair ties headbands, scrunchies, bonnets, claw clips and bows.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hardee’s, the fast-food chain that has spent decades anchoring exits off Southern interstates, is officially back in NASCAR.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Once that system exits Wednesday night, precipitation chances decrease, but the weather turns increasingly harsh.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Des Moines Register,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The wide-leg silhouette keeps the look current, while belt loops help sell the illusion of real denim.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unlike many royal tiaras which feature sharp geometric spikes of diamonds or uniform loops, the Spencer Tiara has a more natural design known as the garland style.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When examining the evolution of armoured warfare, the tanks that truly changed modern warfare are those that delivered a decisive technological leap, influenced future tank design, and impacted battlefield outcomes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One slightly wrong rate in a budget, procurement forecast, or loan estimate easily moves millions of dollars in the wrong direction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Honda moves forward, turning to the right.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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From the San Luis Valley in Colorado to below Elephant Butte Reservoir in New Mexico, the compact called for gages to monitor the river, ensuring downstream obligations were met.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each has 15 servings in it, and since going online in December, a couple thousand jugs have sold, Appel said, mostly to friends and family without any marketing efforts.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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