as in exiting
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 bailing
The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
But his needy, overbearing, hypochondriacal mother, Rebecca (Fran Drescher), disapproves of him bailing on a steady retail job to pursue a fakakte dream of sports stardom in a sport nobody cares about.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Most seemed to be triggered by physical exertion—loading sandbags before Hurricane Wilma, for example, or bailing water out of a car owing to Hurricane Floyd.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Neither team scored in the opening quarter that featured a UTSA punt return wiped off the board due to a block in the back, bailing CSU out.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Stockton stood in the pocket several times and hit downfield receivers, rather than bailing.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
After bailing 2Pac out of jail in 1995, Knight promised the late rapper would be getting his own Death Row Records chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
And the two of them bailing on the home-brew competition at the first sight of cops (who are just there to support some colleagues) is weirdly sweet.
—Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing
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While police approached, O’Neil was seen exiting the sporting goods store.—
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Comply with exiting the vehicle if ordered, but do not argue; dispute violations later in court.—
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The Democrats have a rare opportunity to fill the void of economic rationality left by the traditionally pro-business GOP by moving toward the political center and working with the business community.—
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The city of Fort Worth is moving forward with zoning changes to limit the concentration of businesses like liquor stores, smoke shops and payday lenders in one area.—
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Warren joins former Boise State wide receivers coach Matt Miller and safeties coach Tyler Stockton in departing the program in recent days.—
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Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.—
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Away from the cameras, Matt and Luciana have remained committed to their decades-long romance, including seeing each other in the middle of projects, attending red carpet events and getting matching tattoos.—
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What happened that took you from getting far away to appreciating your childhood environs?—
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San Jose was seventh in MLS with 60 goals scored while going 11-15-8 last season.—
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But most of its richest pleasures come down to Fiennes going balls to the wall with a truly memorable character — half lunatic and half visionary.—
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Before Maduro was captured, AP reported Russia had started evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela.—
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At a recent event providing health services to those affected, MusiCares says many participants shared stories of evacuating with only a few minutes notice, forcing some to leave behind their means of livelihood – instruments and studios, some of which the organization has helped to replace.—
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Her grandfather, George Craig, had made his way there after escaping enslavement with the aid of John Brown, and was working as a barber in the town of Grinnell.—
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Regardless of our paths — whether that meant escaping war in Ethiopia or being the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors — many of us labor under the belief that this work requires us to commit to the ideals of this nation and not the indignation and nightmare of the insurrection.—
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The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene.—
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The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene, officials said.—
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“Bailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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