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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Voters across Tarrant and Parker counties weighed in on bonds, mayoral races and school board seats on May 2, with results reshaping local leadership.—
Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 May 2026
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This enzyme cleaves the ester bonds in the neuronal portion of the back retina—the retinal pigment epithelium— to create a usable form of vitamin A, a molecule called 11-cis-retinal.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Noun
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One sweet baby could be seen wearing a pink tutu and pink flower hair bows, sleeping soundly in her photo.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Families pile in with kids decked out in their Sunday best — bows in their hair, fluffy dresses, cowlicks gelled down.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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African oil producers face a more volatile future after the United Arab Emirates exits OPEC on May 1 — a move that could weaken a cartel many of them rely on to support prices.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nick Jonas exits his hotel in New York on April 24.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While the Houthis suspended the attacks in fall 2025, container shipping has still been reticent about sending loops through the area full time.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Stylish yet functional, the pants are designed with front pleats, belt loops, and side flap pockets similar to Oprah’s pair.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
4 May 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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The Moon moves through your 7th House of Partnership, making interactions more direct and emotionally charged in subtle ways.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Both days could produce thunderstorms but Thursday has the higher likelihood of storms as the front moves through.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
3 May 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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