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as in to exit
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 bail
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Brown remained in custody in Salford until Wednesday morning, when a judge granted bail as long as Brown posted £4 million ($5.4 million) immediately, followed by an additional £1 million ($1.3 million) within seven days.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Momentum-swinging runs bailed them out in Games 1 and 2.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Noun
His third attempt to be released on bail was rejected on Wednesday (May 21).
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Brown remained in custody in Salford until Wednesday morning, when a judge granted bail as long as Brown posted £4 million ($5.4 million) immediately, followed by an additional £1 million ($1.3 million) within seven days.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Verb
Guys were helping each other out, bailing each other out.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Momentum-swinging runs bailed them out in Games 1 and 2.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
Noun
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Ponder is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center on a $500,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Featuring continuous, interlocking lines, the popular motif symbolizes infinity, the eternal nature of life, unity and bonds of loyalty.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Satellite imagery shows the warship, covered in blue tarps, lying on its side, with the stern swung out into the harbor, but the bow remaining on the side slipway, according to the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Cruise’s final bow is earning rave reviews from both critics and fans.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Winter Springs upped its lead to 3-0 in the third after Maldonado singled with one out, and winning pitcher Tiffany Seemann singled behind her.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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They were supposed to be able to find ways to beat good pitchers.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Fischer explained that she's heard a narrative that the show declined in quality about halfway through its run, which lasted from 2005 until 2013, and that the sitcom struggled once series lead Steve Carell exited during season 7.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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Four other transfer quarterbacks also exited with years to spare.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Lincoln was released on her own recognizance, but a judge on Tuesday prohibited her from any contact with animals while her case is ongoing.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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He was released the same day on an order of recognizance.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The NFTs can be accessed on a mobile device and users can watch them on a loop.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Those looking for more mileage and elevation can continue on a 15-mile loop to the spectacular Bridal Veil Falls, Colorado’s tallest free-falling waterfall that plunges 365 feet down sheer cliffs.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
Noun
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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visits Uralvagonzavod, the country’s main tank factory in the Urals, in Nizhny Tagil, on Feb. 15, 2024.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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The Army on Wednesday began preparing to ship Abrams tanks from its base in Fort Cavazos, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to participate in its 250th birthday parade along the National Mall on June 14, loading the tanks aboard trains that will depart later this month.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
Verb
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If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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By all accounts, seeing the interior of the home is a moving experience.—
Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
Time,
21 May 2025
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“Bail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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