bailing

verb

present participle of bail
as in exiting
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 bailing Prices are rising for those items, and some investors are bailing on Mag-7 stocks in favor of the companies that supply them. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Some were bailing water out of vehicles, waiting for tow trucks, and hoping their cars could be saved. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Elon Musk bailing it out and folding it into his empire was a mercy killing for long-time shareholders. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 July 2026 The Dolphins, this market’s oldest major team, but a flagship listing and bailing water for decades. — Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 Trump has more than once floated the idea of bailing on NATO. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 Boston’s assessing commissioner Nicholas Ariniello is bailing amid a lawsuit that claims the city is retaliating against commercial property owners that file abatements, as the mayor continues to shake up her administration. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026 Intervening in the latest fiasco with Spirit Airlines by bailing them out would undermine that effort. — Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bailing
  1. exiting
  2. moving
  3. departing
  4. getting
  5. going
  6. evacuating
  7. escaping
  8. fleeing
Verb
  • Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Brazell was shot shortly after exiting an AC Transit bus near Lakeshore Avenue and Mandana Boulevard.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Instead of simply moving the body without the patient’s involvement, HAL responds to the person’s own intention to move.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others are already moving confidently through modern cities, studying, working and shaping lives increasingly separate from traditional expectations.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Sima Sistani, who led WeightWatchers for close to three years before departing in 2024, is launching Liberation of Flowers, inspired by her Persian roots.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held what was expected to be her final gaggle outside the West Wing on Thursday, her last day on the job before departing the role.
    — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Yankees fans might be getting flashbacks of Boone’s defense for Anthony Volpe, who similarly faded into inconsistency after emerging as the apparent heir to the franchise’s shortstop role.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And with 11 billion tons of freight moved by truck in 2024, the stakes of getting safety right extend far beyond the competition floor.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Officials say people evacuating should be prepared to stay away from home for several days, as unpredictable winds have complicated the fight to contain the blaze.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Others need accessible transportation, interpretation services or assistance evacuating pets and family members.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of evacuating
Verb
  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Horrifying surveillance video circulating online shows people fleeing before the mudslide hits and a deluge crashes down on them.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleeing

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“Bailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bailing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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