as in corruptible
open to improper influence and especially bribery
corruption in that country is so widespread that there are few public officials who are not bribable
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Recent Examples of bribable
In that vacuum, traffickers have thrived — helped by bribable officials, desperate communities, weak oversight in remote regions, and the instability of armed conflict.
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Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bribable
Adjective
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Beef’s whole thing is finding the weak, corruptible center of all its characters, and Isaac jumps into that project with enthusiasm.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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From fragmented records to corruptible datasets and the general noise across social media, agentic systems are facing a trust and truth crisis at the most fundamental level.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There's a corrupt deal happening at the biggest levels among the billionaire class to increase their wealth at the expense of many people are suffering greatly right now.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The police are a corrupt institution.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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“Bribable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bribable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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