bails 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bailsnext
plural of bail
1
as in bonds

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as in bows

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as in hods

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bails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bail
as in exits
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 Synonyms for bails
  1. bows
  2. exits
  3. departs
  4. pitchers
  5. goes
  6. escapes
  7. holders
  8. flees
Noun
  • Hearth & Harbor Wrapping Paper Storage Container Don’t let good wrapping paper go to waste with this storage container that can hold up to 24 rolls of paper, bows, ribbon, and supplies like scissors and tape.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Many of the clothes were produced from deadstock or second-hand fabrics, while some were made to be modular with zips or bows allowing sleeves or trouser legs to be added or removed for different occasions.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of bows
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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of departs
Noun
  • Late package includes all the above plus a bottle of Champagne, 2 pitchers of beer and six tickets to Rayne Johnson show.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Four years later, the Cubs included Jimenez (and Dylan Cease) in the return for Jose Quintana, at the time one of the best pitchers to switch teams at the 2017 trade deadline.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pitchers
Verb
  • 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
  • As LaVine goes, so go the Bulls.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of goes
Verb
  • 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
Definition of escapes
Noun
  • Google accounts that have not been signed into for at least two years will be deleted, along with the data stored by those account holders.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • So many screen options One of the many reasons this festival has become so popular is that ticket and pass holders actually have a good shot at scoring a seat at the many venues around the city.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of holders
Verb
  • In this Danish Oscar-winner, Babette, a chef, flees violence in France and comes to work for two saintly sisters leading a flock of believers in 19th century Denmark.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Syrians take to the streets in jubilation as Bashar al Assad reportedly flees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of flees
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