bails out

verb

present tense third-person singular of bail out
1
as in exits
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 rescues
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

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Recent Examples of bails out While the Fed bails out the banks, households are engaging in a different kind of liquidity crisis. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bails out
  1. exits
  2. rescues
  3. moves
  4. saves
  5. departs
  6. goes
  7. walks out
  8. gets
Verb
  • How do friendships survive when one person in the group fundamentally changes—or exits the dynamic entirely?
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Another challenge is living with the driveline — a specialized cable that exits his abdomen.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of exits
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  • One of the properties is owned by Kim Thomas and her husband, who run a private foundation that rescues horses, and the other is owned by the Stinchcombs family.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • After a handsome pediatrician named Steve (McConaughey) rescues Mary from oncoming traffic, the pair hit it off over the course of one impossibly romantic evening— only for Mary to discover that Steve is actually Fran's fiancé.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • The moody Moon moves through your 7th House of Partnership as the Sun energizes your 11th House of Friends and Community, aligning cooperation with a larger purpose.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • Trainer Robert Ndungu moves between them, occasionally kneeling to demonstrate the correct technique.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of moves
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  • Latz was named the American League Reliever of the Month for June after recording an MLB-high 11 saves over 16 innings.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026
  • Moorhouse, in her 100th game for Orlando across all competitions, made three big first-half saves to keep the score at 0-0 heading into halftime.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of saves
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  • While the flagship departs, French mine countermeasure and escort vessels will remain in the region.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of departs
Verb
  • The new film has a 71% on RT which puts it in the middle of the pack as far as this film franchise goes.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • This means that a growing proportion of workers’ salaries goes towards supporting retirees to keep the current pension system going.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of goes
Verb
  • Rethinking The Revenue Cycle From The Front When every encounter generates a coding-complete claim before the patient walks out the door, the economics fundamentally shift.
    — Mike Valli, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of walks out
Verb
  • Sugar gets the coordinates from Danny and arrives minutes before Vega and his gang, just in time to catch Ji in the throes of an overdose.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of gets

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“Bails out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bails%20out. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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