BOODLES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

boodles

noun

plural of boodle

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together

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as in bribes

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing

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Noun

Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture and disappearances in the Central American nation's prison system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The groups also argue such a lack of transparency could entrench the most powerful labs and models with open-source companies in the dark, and that Congress should be looped in as well.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has become central to a local corruption scandal, due to the conduct of civil servants who allegedly accepted bribes to grant exorbitant construction contracts for public work.

— News Desk, Artforum, 31 Aug. 2026
In another scheme, former Commerce City Manager Edgar Pascual Cisneros provided $45,000 in bribes to Pacheco to secure a permit for another marijuana company and was promised $235,000 as part of the deal, prosecutors said.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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Working in 7 more batches, repeat process with remaining oil, batter, and blueberries, adjusting heat as needed to keep pancakes from absorbing too much oil or burning.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Working in batches to avoid overcrowding, add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook the chicken until golden brown and crispy, 4 to 6 minutes on each side.

— Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

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That would make the construction of small apartment or condo buildings less expensive, helping developers fill Chicago’s empty lots with units that are also affordable, said Ald.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Though most of the actual artwork is completed by the end of the festival’s first day, Nelson says the rest of the festival still has lots to offer.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Clancy was accused of killing her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan – with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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