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
My favorite scene of them all, though, is the final cruise through their stomping grounds as Play, Kid, and their friend DJ Bilal (Martin Lawrence) drop Sharane and Sydney off at their cribs after bailing Kid out of jail.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Japan's Sara Shimizu also lands a big score after bailing on her first run.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.
—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
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
Elsewhere, Japan's Sara Shimizu also lands a big score after bailing on her first run.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The whole thing was just barely held together by bailing wire, duct tape and Band-Aids.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing
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The Canadian team hugged coach Scott Moir after exiting the ice, the legendary Olympian who holds three gold and two silver medals in ice dance for Canada.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Here was RussField exiting a black limo at the Ambassador Hotel, in a gown and tux, photographers clamoring for a shot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Juliette Binoche has spent four decades embodying the restless intelligence of French and European cinema, moving effortlessly between auteurs and emotional registers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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One glaring problem is found in Olde Town Arvada, where connecting from the light rail to departing bus service in a timely manner is impossible.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Under normal procedures, departing astronauts don't leave the space station until a few days after their replacements arrive.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson called Garland one of his favorite players and seemed to take comfort in handing him off to Lue, who is known for getting the most out of his players.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, past travelers note that Anse Source d’Argent can get busy, and your fellow tourists may prevent you from getting that picture-perfect moment.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Michael Hicks weighs in on how a copy‑paste bill has lawmakers going after degrees Indiana doesn’t even offer in his latest op-ed.—
Kurtcia Collazo,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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At one point, NBC’s color commentator Cris Collinsworth openly wondered how many yards Walker had picked up after going backward.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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School officials started evacuating students Friday morning while law enforcement secured the area.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Workers were in the process of evacuating the building.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2026
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Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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The magistrate and her elderly mother were held for 30 hours in a garage in southern France’s Drôme region before escaping, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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In between people fleeing their homes and a severe financial crisis, many abandoned their pets.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her grandparents, Edward and Sallie Bryant, emigrated from Kentucky in 1880 along with tens of thousands of other Exoduster families fleeing the racial violence and economic exploitation of the post-Civil War South.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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