1
as in to exit
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 to rescue
to remove from danger or harm
the government bailed out the savings and loan industry
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Recent Examples of bail out
Tower recently turned herself in and was bailed out of jail on a $1,000 bond, according to WAVE 3.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Goalkeeper Dan Bentley was not directly to blame for any of Palace’s four goals but gave a nervous-looking display that included spilling a first-half drive from Ben Chilwell and being bailed out by team-mates.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Christie, who pulled the plug on the project after $1.2 billion had already been spent on engineering and diverted $3 billion in toll money earmarked for the tunnel to bail out his state's finances and avoid raising gas taxes, has steadfastly defended that decision.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC news, 17 May 2025
Earlier this year, the Department of Finance issued a $3.4 billion loan and lawmakers approved $2.8 billion to bail out the overburdened state program.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Goalkeeper Dan Bentley was not directly to blame for any of Palace’s four goals but gave a nervous-looking display that included spilling a first-half drive from Ben Chilwell and being bailed out by team-mates.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Christie, who pulled the plug on the project after $1.2 billion had already been spent on engineering and diverted $3 billion in toll money earmarked for the tunnel to bail out his state's finances and avoid raising gas taxes, has steadfastly defended that decision.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC news, 17 May 2025
Earlier this year, the Department of Finance issued a $3.4 billion loan and lawmakers approved $2.8 billion to bail out the overburdened state program.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail out
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This demographic shift is creating a double whammy for employers: Not only are fewer people seeking new opportunities, but a significant portion of the experienced workforce will soon exit the market.—
Duane Tursi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Dallas phone company had taken a blood-bath in its four-year foray into entertainment and was eager to exit.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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But Brad Marchand rescued the Panthers with the Marchand Miracle, a goal in the second overtime for a 5-4 road win and 1-1 series heading back to South Florida for Game 3 Monday night.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Stern, a multiple-tour combat veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy who now rescues people for a living, told Fox News Digital.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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The two new fire stations, plus the new fire department headquarters that is set to hold a relocated Fire Station 4, are being moved at the recommendation of a 2021 plan that looked to lower emergency response times.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Word moved around the ticket-holders, likely waiting for Novak Djokovic’s match to follow this one, that one of their own was doing something special.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Molly saves the day, grabbing a teapot from a closet, where she’s been saving a secret stash of cash.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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According to the study, AI chatbots save users only about 3 percent of work hours on average.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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This blunt attribution departs from the more generalized threat descriptions of previous administrations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The King was also spotted with what appeared to be a friendship bracelet in July 2024, when he was seen wearing a red and yellow string bracelet on his wrist after departing the State Opening of Parliament with Queen Camilla.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Christina Aguilera didn't let the haters get her down early in her career.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Attorneys with clients inside Delaney Hall have had calls canceled and weren’t able to get inside the facility Friday, according to Araceti Argueta, a spokesperson for the American Friends Service Committee, a nonprofit that represents immigrants.—
Mike Catalini,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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With his chapter now complete with the Browns, Chubb will go down as one of the best running backs in team history.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The three woman lived in the Moscow home with two female roommates who went physically unharmed in the attack, while Chapin was Kernodle’s boyfriend and stayed over for the night.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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The plan is for about half of Tri-Rail’s 50 daily trains to peel off for downtown Miami, with the other half continuing on to the existing Miami airport station route, according to a 2017 report from the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, which runs the service.—
Miami Herald Consumer Team,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2025
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The 808s feel like drowning in a volcano, my skin peeling off as the visage of Satan reveals itself.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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“Bail out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail%20out. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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