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Recent Examples of baksheesh
That’s a pretty sweet deal, even if the Trumps aren’t directly entitled to any of the fund’s baksheesh.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
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Firmin Debrabander,
The New Republic,
7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
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The Economist,
29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
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James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2016
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2026
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small.
—
Firmin Debrabander,
The New Republic,
7 Nov. 2022
In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape.
—
The Economist,
29 June 2019
Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh.
—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheesh
Noun
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The judge who acquitted Spilotro, Cook County Criminal Court Judge Thomas Maloney, was later convicted of accepting bribes and fixing criminal cases — though Spilotro's conviction was not part of the case against Maloney.
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Kimble pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple federal offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, healthcare fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, making false claims and offering kickbacks and bribes.
Noun
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Degrees in the physical and social sciences delivered less payoff.
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Here is what the research says about why crafting together strengthens couples, and which hands-on classes deliver the strongest payoff.
Noun
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Another candidate was an outspoken opponent, contending that the project was a sop to developers.
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Getting rid of property taxes in particular feels like a sop for the well-heeled.
Noun
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And given that such systems are physically possible, powerful economic and strategic incentives exist for technologists and entrepreneurs to build them.
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The money is an incentive granted by the city after working more than 20 years to attract a builder with a project appropriate for the property, which was cleared decades earlier for redevelopment.
Noun
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Kashou and others allegedly received kickback payments from the lab owners using Medicare reimbursements, prosecutors said.
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Admission to the kickback is free, and online registration is available.
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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