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
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
None of us dares skip the reading, and nobody bails on the meeting.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
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
None of us dares skip the reading, and nobody bails on the meeting.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bails
Noun
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Season 2's supporting cast is filled out by the Cannes winner and screen legend Song Kang-Ho, Oscar-winning Minari star Youn Yuh-jung, and Seoyeon Jang, who bring those tense bonds to life.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recent market volatility has created a compelling entry point for income investors to snap up investment-grade corporate bonds with attractive yields, according to Wells Fargo Investment Institute.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those taking their bows later, for the principal parts, are seen only by the first rows and the very tall!—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The classic ballet flats have a rounded toe and cute bows at the top.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, three oil supertankers transited the narrow waterway, representing the biggest day of oil exits through Hormuz since Iran closed off the chokepoint through which one-fifth of the world’s oil passed before the war.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Light is channeled along the length of each cantilever via a waveguide, and exits at its tip.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Steer clear of addictive thought loops as the moon and Pluto unite.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Residents want credible expertise without enduring grueling commutes, inflexible scheduling, or slow referral loops.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 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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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 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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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.—
Caroline Fraser,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The commodity can be found in everything from your shopping bags and milk jugs to detergent bottles and your kid’s toys.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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