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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
Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
He was being held in lieu of $195,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Then, at the last moment, Lady Liberty had bailed via text, a metaphor for our times if there ever were one.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Flavien has since been released from jail after posting bail.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
He was being held in lieu of $195,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
And as often as Onana has bailed his team-mates out this season, there have also been familiar errors, including his spill to gift Rutter Brighton’s third.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Then, at the last moment, Lady Liberty had bailed via text, a metaphor for our times if there ever were one.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
Noun
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She was later released after posting bond, according to Marceno and online records with the sheriff's office.—
Mollie Markowitz,
Fox News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The young girl formed close bonds with other patients and all the staff who knew her, Bower said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The five-episode drama, based on the true story of a group of Brazilian flight attendants who set up a scheme to smuggle HIV treatment from the US in the 1980s, will have its first bow as part of this year’s Berlinale Series Market Selects.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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The white top appeared to be made of white tweed, while the crystallized detailing which included a bow was emblazoned with glitzy black stones.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Flaco flying, Flaco preening, Flaco peering in a window, Flaco sitting on a pitcher’s mound.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Toreros return more than a dozen players from last year’s team, led by pitchers/outfielders Logan Reddemann and Austin Smith (Granite Hills High School) and first baseman Jack Gurevitch.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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He was booked into the Arlington County Adult Detention Center and released on his own recognizance, Yingling said.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Anderson noted prosecutors in that case opposed her getting released on her own recognizance, or without a cash bond.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If skiing isn’t your thing, the resort is still a haven for winter activity: ice skate across Brewer’s Pond, located in the heart of the village, go tubing at Tube Town, or fat bike or snowshoe on a variety of trails and loops that skirt the edge of the ski hill.—
Jennifer Malloy,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Conveniently located inside the I-435 loop, this close-in development offers easy access to major highways.—
ReeceNichols Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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The East New York Depot is home to about 250 buses as well as maintenance, repair and tire shops, fuel tanks and MTA offices, and sits directly adjacent to the subway system’s East New York Yard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the tanks, the magnetic signatures related to specific geographic locations were recreated with large coils.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Will the computer ever understand emotion on its own, what’s moving and what’s funny?—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Washington Wizards Washington moved multiple players and brought in both Khris Middleton and Marcus Smart.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Bail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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