bailed out

verb

Definition of bailed outnext
past tense of bail out
1
as in exited
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 rescued
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

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  1. exited
  2. rescued
  3. departed
  4. went
  5. cut out
  6. evacuated
Verb
  • Spurgeon sustained an injury during the play and exited the game.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On May 7, 1970, David exited his platoon's defense perimeter and repeatedly drew attention toward himself after an initial enemy assault that mortally wounded his platoon leader and several other service members, according to the Army.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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  • In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.
    Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Two were rescued from the water, and a third made it out of the water on their own.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of rescued
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  • Multiple other execs in the C-suite departed in the time since, most recently president and chief operating officer Chris Ruble, who was terminated in December.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
  • One surprisingly active club has been the Athletics, who have departed Oakland and will play their home games in Sacramento in the near term.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone won a $68 million jackpot in New York on Christmas Eve in 2002, but that prize went unclaimed.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Here's what to know about Dry January, plus some Milwaukee area events to participate in the challenge this year: What is Dry January 2025? Dry January challenges people to cut out wine, beer, spirits and all alcohol during the month of January.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • It's thought Viserys contracted an infection through a cut, and clearly, despite love for his family and optimism for the future, he wasn't cut out for the job.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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  • As shown in Pratt’s Instagram Stories, the house burned to the ground, but their entire family was evacuated to safety.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Tens of thousands were evacuated as more than 5,000 acres burned in the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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