as in exited
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 bailed
But his former Milan team-mate, Mike Maignan, bailed him out with a trademark stop.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
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Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Wembanyama bailed the Knicks out.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Rudd had landed a recurring role on the popular drama series Sisters a few years before Clueless, then bailed to study classic English drama at Oxford.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
This March, Honda bailed on the idea entirely, killing its 0 Series vehicles and the upcoming Acura RSX electric SUV, which was going to share the platform.
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Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
The four occupants bailed from the car and ran, but officers eventually caught them.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Then, once John signed on, Steve bailed, leaving John to travel to Beijing by himself.
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Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Wilson said both his riders bailed from the car before making it to the dropoff area.
—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
The driver of the Cadillac bailed and ran off.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Wembanyama bailed the Knicks out.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
Rudd had landed a recurring role on the popular drama series Sisters a few years before Clueless, then bailed to study classic English drama at Oxford.
—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
This March, Honda bailed on the idea entirely, killing its 0 Series vehicles and the upcoming Acura RSX electric SUV, which was going to share the platform.
—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 May 2026
The four occupants bailed from the car and ran, but officers eventually caught them.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
Then, once John signed on, Steve bailed, leaving John to travel to Beijing by himself.
—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailed
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The autopsy also found that a gunshot wound entered Wiley on the right side of his chest and exited on the left side of his chest, Crump said.
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Getty Images Two more players have exited the FC Barcelona first team fold with the start of a new month.
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Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
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After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
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The Netherlands team departed Kansas City early Wednesday, after losing their Round of 32 match, and Algeria officially left Lawrence, even though the team has yet to play its knockout match.
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Barcelona views Alvarez as their primary target to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski, who recently departed for Chicago Fire.
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With a spacious 45-liter capacity and thoughtful details like hideaway shoulder straps, interior compression straps, and a dedicated laptop compartment, it's got all the bells and whistles and can still fit in the overhead.
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As the other person got closer, Blue allegedly reached for a firearm and began shooting at the person, who took cover behind the car that the family was sitting in.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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Aldo Álvarez started Mercatoria, another online delivery service, in 2021 with three other Cuban partners.
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In 1968, the federal government stepped in and started selling flood insurance managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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Emilio Buitrago, who was born in Venezuela but moved to Philadelphia in the 1990s, says his cousin narrowly escaped her apartment building during the earthquakes.
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And this has not escaped Justice Alito's notice.
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By that point, Shockley had fled the state, testimony later showed.
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The suspect then fled into a wooded are nearby.
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“Bailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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