bailing

verb

Definition of bailingnext
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 Synonyms for bailing
  1. exiting
  2. departing
  3. evacuating
  4. escaping
  5. fleeing
  6. starting
Verb
  • Even all-time greats ordinarily have off days, some of which result in them exiting a major or two per year prematurely.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The budding rookie spent a couple of minutes in the medical tent ahead of exiting the field via cart.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • At Bradley International Airport, 93,000 people have booked departing flights between last Wednesday and the day after Christmas, according to Brian Spyros, spokesman for the Connecticut Airport Authority.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On that same weekend, news filtered out about many senior staffers departing, voluntarily or otherwise, from City Hall.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of departing
Verb
  • After evacuating their home, a nonprofit gave Carmen and her family dry clothes.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Last week, Ukraine's Intelligence Directorate reported that Russia had begun evacuating its warships from the Tartus naval base, and airlifting weaponry from Khmeimim.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of evacuating
Verb
  • In the end, though, there is no escaping the fact that individuals and organizations alike need to raise their technological skill levels.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That’s your idea of escaping a leper’s life?
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Sunday when the suspect approached the victim and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a briefing.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, the suspect can be seen allegedly fleeing from authorities by cutting through a gas station before continuing down a road.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • Viking cruises spur the project Viking in 2022 began using Milwaukee as a turnaround site for its Great Lakes cruises — with trips starting or ending here.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Funky materials were a strong theme, starting with the Chronoswiss Delphis Firestarter and its fiery red case made out of a new titanium and composite mix.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of starting
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