bailing out

verb

present participle of bail out
1
as in exiting
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 rescuing
to remove from danger or harm the government bailed out the savings and loan industry

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Recent Examples of bailing out The suspect driver continued speeding along surface streets at up to 80 mph, with one passenger bailing out before the driver took off again. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas Night Bail Bondsmen, celebrating the industry of bailing out frat boys who let loose a bit too much in Vegas. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 That single-mindedness, that Brady drive, bailing out the rest of the team, was clearer than ever here. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Changes to fiscal policies so that the government does not continue bailing out inefficient state enterprises. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Companies are also bailing out of green-fuel research. — Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026 First, in 2008, one of the central features of the crisis response was a commitment to bailing out capital, but little emphasis on helping ordinary people. — Ganesh Sitaraman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 But Horishima went off balance through the moguls, bailing out of his final jump. — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026 Trump has previously punished or threatened all four leaders for failing to fall in line with his demands, while boosting and bailing out allies who show loyalty. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing out
  1. exiting
  2. rescuing
  3. moving
  4. saving
  5. departing
  6. running along
  7. walking out
  8. peeling off
Verb
  • Ranju Das, the athleisure giant’s first-ever chief AI and technology officer, is exiting after less than a year on the job, Bloomberg reports.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those exiting patrons made their way to hotels that saw a 25% revenue bump between the World Cup and Sail Boston.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • In that version of his death, he’s killed by a knife sent flying in his direction by Bellatrix Lestrange after rescuing Harry and his friends from Malfoy Manor.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Derrick Moore, 47, of Loganville is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the girl from a rip current.
    — Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescuing
Verb
  • When rolling, it is recommended to run the pasta through a pasta machine at the thickest setting first, then fold the pasta strip over itself into 3 thicknesses and repeat, before moving down a setting.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Though one of the youngest in the field, Bullock carried herself with veteranlike focus, moving through her routine with confidence.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Fazio has criticized Lamont for not saving even more to shrink this hefty debt.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of saving
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  • Mohamed Salah has left, departing Liverpool after nine years at Anfield.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Before departing for recess, the Senate is expected to take up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • And, to his right, Koehn saw a man, later identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, running along Blue Lakes with a rifle in his hands.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Two 911 callers reported seeing a child in a towel running along a state highway near the Scioto River, according to audio of the calls obtained by ABC News.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • The response is already struggling to keep pace even without the threat of healthcare workers walking out in protest.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was seen walking out of the dugout with pace to clearly say something to the other side, and that sparked the scrum near the dish.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • The act of peeling off that outer layer could transfer pathogens from the produce’s skin to the edible flesh.
    — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Building facades don't just look weathered and soot-stained, graffiti is scrawled on them and posters are peeling off them.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of peeling off

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“Bailing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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