as in incentive
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision
that judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant
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as in to lure
to influence someone with a bribe
meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Recent Examples of bribe
Jane Bradley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Amiri and Wenger were among 14 ex-East Contra Costa law enforcement official charged with crimes ranging from violent civil rights abuses to accepting cheap tequila as traffic ticket bribes.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The Minnesota case has also drawn attention for an attempt to bribe a juror in an earlier trial and witness tampering in Bock’s trial in Minneapolis, which began last month.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Last month, the former leader of Reform U.K. in Wales appeared in court on accusations of accepting bribes to make statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia and its invasion of Ukraine.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Amiri and Wenger were among 14 ex-East Contra Costa law enforcement official charged with crimes ranging from violent civil rights abuses to accepting cheap tequila as traffic ticket bribes.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
The case drew further attention last year when five people were charged with conspiring to bribe a juror with a bag of $120,000.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The Minnesota case has also drawn attention for an attempt to bribe a juror in an earlier trial and witness tampering in Bock’s trial in Minneapolis, which began last month.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribe
Noun
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As such, there is little incentive for non-citizens to try to vote, Levitt said.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump says tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services, creating a more balanced economic playing field for U.S. exports and a strong incentive for companies to manufacture goods such as cars inside the U.S. to avoid paying the tax.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In Germany, phony emails containing QR codes lured eBanking customers to malicious websites under the guise of reviewing privacy policy updates to their accounts.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Most parents are looking for ways to lure their children away from TV and iPads.—
Emily Edlynn,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Addressing technical debt early prevents costly fixes down the line.—
Pooja Jain,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Other Key Improvements Check out some additional improvements & fixes that were made based on player feedback.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But there’s always somebody who will come around and buy a $50,000 candle.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Marquee Brands was in exclusive talks to buy Dockers from Levi Strauss & Co., but ultimately couldn’t get comfortable with the price in the tariff mayhem and had to let the opportunity slip.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs April 4, 2025 3:38 PM Read Next North Carolina Could NC residents get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check in 2025?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most taxpayers eligible for economic impact payments, known as stimulus checks, have already received them.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Single women—more likely, naturally, to be seduced by the devil—were disproportionately executed for witchcraft.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the gripping Prime Video action-thriller G20, family becomes both motivation and lifeline amid political mayhem.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now, both sides of the trade have sincere motivation here.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One reason is that in order to entice people to buy its stock, a company needs to offer potential shareholders something in return.—
Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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