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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
William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The seven suspects are all being held without bail.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Documents obtained by People on February 19 reveal that Fulton, 57, alleges that her famous ex enabled their son by ignoring signs of possible mental health concerns — as well as drinking alcohol with Weston and bailing him out of jail on several occasions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Luigi Mangione, 26, remains held without bail at a federal detention center in Brooklyn after pleading not guilty to all charges in connection to Thompson's fatal shooting.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The seven suspects are all being held without bail.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Only the young climb the masts, run to and fro on the gangways, and bail the hold.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
Documents obtained by People on February 19 reveal that Fulton, 57, alleges that her famous ex enabled their son by ignoring signs of possible mental health concerns — as well as drinking alcohol with Weston and bailing him out of jail on several occasions.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
Noun
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The 30-year government bond yield hit a three-month high of 2.12%, while the 10-year yield closed the session at 1.89% versus a February 6th low of 1.59%.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Morris turned himself into the Osage County jail on Monday morning and posted his $50,000 bond, the Osage County Sheriff's Office told USA TODAY.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Why Take an Avalanche Safety Course? Another skier in my level 1 group bow hunts big game and said he’s felt uneasy stalking on steep slopes in deep snow.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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On the catwalk, bows were fixed onto tweed, tulle, and velvet.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hurt In Minors, In Hall Of Fame A broken arm at age 19 while diving for a flyball in the minors turned a promising pitcher into a full-time outfielder who hit his way into the Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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For pitchers, that means longer outings in spring-training games.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Agents served him with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice judge, before he was released on his own recognizance.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The liaison filed three reports to the court between September and November, and, in early November, a Denver County Court judge adjusted Caudill’s bonds to personal recognizance bonds.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Out near the 10 freeway south of Phoenix, this much longer and faster loop formerly served as an IndyCar test track (including one day when Ayrton Senna reportedly drove there).—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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And for an administration that has premised itself on efficiency, a never-ending loop of funding bait and switch does not exactly make for minimizing waste.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When hard water enters the mineral tank, the calcium, iron, and magnesium minerals are attracted to the charge of the resin beads.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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Canada has just 74 main battle tanks, according to the IISS numbers.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The other major addition was a giant digital tapestry that moved slowly up or down the giant canvas behind the Dead, with surreal animation that had more wealth of detail than the naked eye could take in, even over the course of an extended Dead jam.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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The joys of not making an announcement is that Apple has the wiggle room to move things up to and including the release date, so things could change.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Bail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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