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Recent Examples of baksheesh
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.
—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
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 contractor executive, Jessie Bledsoe, agreed to pay the bribe, prosecutors said.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Other officers were charged with fraud, accepting bribes, possessing assault weapons and various other crimes.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Conlin claimed his prize at the district office in Palm Springs, taking a one-time lump sum payoff of $640,000.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Yes, the donut tastes sweeter, but a moment on the lips…whereas the apple doesn’t have as big a payoff in immediate comparison but is much more beneficial in the long term.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision last month to shut down Germany's oldest nuclear reactors and temporarily scrub life extensions for the rest was widely seen as a sop to voters in the state of Baden-Württemberg.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Apr. 2011
Noun
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Use incentive campaigns to drive reach growth and engagement, which will enhance conversions across your websites and platforms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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An example of the latter includes receiving restricted stock units (RSUs) or exercising incentive stock options (ISOs).—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Chapman and Kelly received kickbacks from loan applicants, according to prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2025
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Listen to this article Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pleaded guilty Monday to federal corruption charges tied to a $7,000 kickback scheme carried out at City Hall.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 May 2025
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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