bails out

verb

Definition of bails outnext
present tense third-person singular of bail out
1
as in exits
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 rescues
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

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  1. exits
  2. departs
  3. goes
  4. escapes
Verb
  • Electronic detection points have been created at entrances to and exits from the tolling zone.
    Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Government/non-profit sector companies saw the highest turnover, clocking 438 exits year-to-date, up from 425 last year.
    Michael Flaherty, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of exits
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  • The Miami Hurricanes’ retooling of their secondary continues as another contributor from the 2024 team departs.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Carter Family departs from Blair House via motorcade.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • Rather, Bates plays a wealthy retired lawyer named Madeleine Kingston who goes undercover as a legal assistant at a large law firm, taking on the alias surname of Matlock because the show was one of her deceased daughter's favorites.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That's as far as amount A goes.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Bleeding and disoriented, Ian escapes the trunk and manages to accidentally throw himself off the side of the cliff, although even that doesn’t finish him off.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hutter nearly escapes an attack from Orlok, which involves flinging himself from the mansion's second-story window into the rocky waters of the Black Sea.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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