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Recent Examples of baksheesh
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.
—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
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
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The four Miami tow truck operators — Jesus Tello, Reinaldo Martin Cruz, Ronald Alfaro and Michael Perez — are accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to the city’s two public service aides, Aristides Paulino and Keri Dixon, according to an FBI criminal complaint.—
Adrian Ruhi,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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The separation comes five years after the couple were ensnared in the college admissions scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Penei's dedication to the sport may limit his quality time at home, but the payoff for his efforts manifests in his extended contract in Detroit.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Private industry is more likely to sink dollars into applied rather than basic research because the potential payoff in the form of a new product or advance is more visible.—
Ryan Summers,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Most critics of the legislation have assumed that this was a sop to domestic sugar interests, never realizing the role that ADM and Big Corn played in the legislation.—
Stephen Mihm,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
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This being a French toy store, Arthaud does offer the occasional sop to adults.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
4 July 2025
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Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Livermore and Alameda officials unsuccessfully offered their own tax incentive packages.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Not long after Struve and partner Chad Unger bought Stronger Sober in 2023, a Medicaid billing and kickback scandal involving addiction services provider NuWay Alliance upended their corner of the industry.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
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The owner of a now-defunct Milwaukee prenatal care company that was supposed to help low-income pregnant women, new mothers and babies has been convicted of 17 federal felony charges, including healthcare fraud, identity theft, paying kickbacks and money laundering.—
Mary Spicuzza,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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